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anoir

Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish anair.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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anoir

  1. from the east
  2. from the front

See also

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Irish 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

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 anair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 71
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 91

Further reading

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