anuas

See also: anúas and a-nuas

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish anúas, from an- + uas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈn̪ˠuəsˠ/

Adverb

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

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

See Category:Irish phrasal verbs with particle (anuas)

See also

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	—

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “anuas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “anúas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 86

Old Irish

Adverb

anuas

1. Alternative spelling of anúas

Portuguese

Verb

anuas

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of anuir

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

anuas

1. feminine plural of anuo