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anuas

See also: anúas and a-nuas

Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish anúas, from an- + uas.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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anuas

  1. down, downwards (from a higher position than the speaker)
  2. now (after le + a noun indicating a period of time)
    le seachtain anuas ― for a week now

Usage notes

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Anuas implies downward movement toward the speaker (or some contextually relevant reference point); it contrasts with síos, which implies downward movement away from the speaker (or reference point).

Derived terms

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See Category:Irish phrasal verbs with particle (anuas)

See also

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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

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “anúas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 235, page 86

Further reading

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Old Irish

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Adverb

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anuas

  1. Alternative spelling of anúas

Portuguese

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Verb

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anuas

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of anuir

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈanwas/ [ˈa.nwas]
  • Rhymes: -anwas
  • Syllabification: a‧nuas

Adjective

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anuas

  1. feminine plural of anuo
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