a-nunn

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish innonn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [əˈn̪ˠuːn̪ˠ]

Adverb

a-nunn

1. (Argyll) there, thither, over, across

Usage notes

• Implies movement:

  theirig a-nunn! ― go over there!

• For location, thall is used.

Synonyms

• a-null

See also

Scottish Gaelic adverbs of direction and position

Point of reference	Motion toward	Stationary position at	Motion from
above, up	suas	shuas	a-nuas
below, down	sìos	shìos	a-nìos
east	an ear, sear
west	an iar, siar
north	a tuath
south	a deas
over there	a-null, a-nunn	thall	a-nall, a-bhos
over here	a-nall, a-bhos	a-bhos	a-null, a-nunn
abroad	a-null thairis	thall thairis	a-nall thairis
inside	a-steach	a-staigh	—
outside	a-mach	a-muigh	—