amuigh
See also: a-muigh
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish ammaig, from Old Irish i mmaig (literally “in a field”).[1] For the same semantic development compare colloquial Welsh mas (“out”) < i'r maes (literally “to the field”) and Breton er-maez (“out, outside”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /əˈmˠɪɟ/
- (Cork) IPA(key): /əˈmˠʊ/[2]
- (Aran) IPA(key): /əˈmˠiː/[3]
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /əˈmˠʊ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /əˈmˠɪç/[4] (as if spelled amuich)
Adverb
editamuigh
- out, outside (static position outside)
- outer, protruding [with ag ‘from’]
- outstanding, due
- in error
Derived terms
edit- amach faoin spéir (“out in the open”)
- amuigh agus amach (“out and away”)
- amuigh agus istigh ar (“approximately”)
- lasmuigh (“outside”)
- taobh amuigh (“outside”)
See also
editIrish adverbs of direction and position
Point of reference | Motion toward | Stationary position at |
Stationary position on the indicated side |
Motion from |
---|---|---|---|---|
above, up | suas | thuas | lastuas | anuas |
below, down | síos | thíos | laistíos | aníos |
east | soir | thoir | lastoir | anoir |
west/back | siar | thiar | laistiar | aniar |
north | ó thuaidh | thuaidh | lastuaidh | aduaidh |
south | ó dheas | theas | laisteas | 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 | lastall | anall |
over here | — | — | — | anonn |
inside | isteach | istigh | laistigh | — |
outside | amach | amuigh | lasmuigh | — |
References
edit- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 immaig”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, page 22; reprinted 1988
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 98
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 191, page 73
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amuigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN