faoi thuairim

Irish

Alternative forms

• fá thuairim (Ulster)

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /fˠa ˈhuːɾʲəmʲ/ (corresponding to the form fá thuairim)

Preposition

faoi thuairim (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

1. toward (in the direction of)

   Synonyms: chuig, chun, go dtí, ionsar

2. toward (for the purpose of)

   Synonym: le haghaidh

3. here's to (phrase used before drinking a toast)

   Faoi thuairim do sláinte! ― To your health!

Inflection

Inflection of faoi thuairim

Person	Normal	Emphatic
1st person sing.	faoi mo thuairim	faoi mo thuairimse
2d person sing.	faoi do thuairim	faoi mo thuairimse
3d sing. masc.	faoina thuairim	faoina thuairimsean
3d sing. fem.	faoina tuairim	faoina tuairimse
1st person pl.	faoinár dtuairim	faoinár dtuairimne
2d person pl.	faoi bhur dtuairim	faoi bhur dtuairimse
3d person pl.	faoina dtuairim	faoina dtuairimsan

Adverb

faoi thuairim

1. about, approximately
2. at random

Derived terms

• buille faoi thuairim
• nó faoin tuairim sin (“or so, or thereabouts”)

Further reading

• “faoi thuairim”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “túaraim, túairim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “tuairim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 761
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faoi thuairim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN