anoir
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /əˈn̪ˠɪɾʲ/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /əˈn̪ˠɛɾʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /əˈn̠ʲɛɾʲ/[3] (as if spelled aneir)
Adverb edit
anoir
See also edit
Irish adverbs of direction and position
| Point of reference | Motion toward | Stationary position at |
Motion from |
|---|---|---|---|
| above, up | suas | thuas | anuas |
| below, down | síos | thíos | aníos |
| east | soir | thoir | anoir |
| west/back | siar | thiar | aniar |
| north | ó thuaidh | thuaidh | aduaidh |
| south | ó dheas | theas | aneas |
| northeast | soir ó thuaidh | thoir thuaidh | anoir aduaidh |
| northwest | siar ó thuaidh | thiar thuaidh | aniar aduaidh |
| southeast | soir ó dheas | thoir theas | anoir aneas |
| southwest | siar ó dheas | thiar theas | aniar aneas |
| over there | sall | thall | anall |
| over here | — | — | anonn |
| inside | isteach | istigh | — |
| outside | amach | amuigh | — |
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 anair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 71
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 91
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “anoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN