buille faoi thuairim

Irish

Alternative forms

• buille fá dtuairim (Ulster)

Etymology

Literally, “a blow at random”

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɪl̠ʲə fˠa ˈd̪ˠuːɾʲəmʲ/ (corresponding to the form buille fá dtuairim)

Noun

buille faoi thuairim m (plural buillí faoi thuairim)

1. (rough) guess, conjecture

   Synonyms: amas, amhras, barúil, tomhas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
buille faoi thuairim	bhuille faoi thuairim	mbuille faoi thuairim
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “buille faoi thuairim”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “tuairim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 761
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “buille faoi thuairim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN