anuas
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish anúas, from an- + uas.[1]
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editanuas
- down, downwards (from a higher position than the speaker)
- now (after le + a noun indicating a period of time)
- le seachtain anuas ― for a week now
Usage notes
editAnuas 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
editSee Category:Irish phrasal verbs formed with "anuas"
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), “anúas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 235, page 86
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “anuas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish
editAdverb
editanuas
- Alternative spelling of anúas
Portuguese
editVerb
editanuas
Spanish
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editanuas
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- Rhymes:Spanish/anwas
- Rhymes:Spanish/anwas/2 syllables
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