suas

See also: súas

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɥa/

Verb

suas

1. second-person singular past historic of suer

Anagrams

• usas

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish súas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˠuəsˠ/

Adverb

suas

1. up, upwards (from a level or high to a higher or even higher position)
   1. to higher place or station
   2. at, towards, a higher level
   3. to erect position
   4. towards maturity
   5. to the south
   6. to major centre
   7. to position regarded as forward
   8. to point abreast of
   9. in confrontation with
   10. (time) onwards
   11. (genealogy, of ancestral line) backwards
   12. on high, risen
   13. astir, amiss
   14. offered for sale
   15. in existence
   16. with vigour
   17. fully, completely

Usage notes

Suas implies upward movement away from the speaker (or some contextually relevant reference point); it contrasts with aníos, which implies upward movement toward the speaker (or reference point).

Derived terms

• buail suas
• caith suas
• cuir suas
• cuir suas le
• déan suas
• déan suas le
• éirigh suas
• gléasta suas
• leag suas
• suasaigí
• suasán
• suas le
• tabhair suas
• tarraing suas
• tar suas
• tóg suas

 

See also Category:Irish phrasal verbs with particle (le)

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

• "suas" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “súas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “suas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “suas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.aːs/, [ˈs̠uäːs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.as/, [ˈsuːɑs]

Pronoun

suās

1. accusative feminine plural of suus

Verb

suās

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of suō

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.ɐʃ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.ɐs/
• Hyphenation: su‧as

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronoun

suas f pl

1. Feminine plural form of possessive seu.
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 141:

     Naturalmente, cada um teve seu método e suas prioridades.

     Naturally, each one had his method and his priorities.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:suas.

See also

			Possessee
			Singular		Plural
			Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Possessor	Singular	First person	meu	minha	meus	minhas
		Second person	teu	tua	teus	tuas
		Third person	seu	sua	seus	suas
	Plural	First person	nosso	nossa	nossos	nossas
		Second person	vosso	vossa	vossos	vossas
		Third person	seu	sua	seus	suas
See also: Appendix:Possessive#Portuguese

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

suas

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of suar

   Ele suas.

   He sweats.

2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of suar

   Tu aí, suas sozinho.

   You there, sweat by yourself.

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Scottish Gaelic

Adverb

suas

1. up (implies motion)

   Antonym: sìos

Derived terms

• cum suas ri
• thoir suas
• toirt suas

 

Related terms

• shuas

Preposition

suas

1. up

   Antonym: sìos