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Irish
Adverb
a-steach
- Obsolete spelling of isteach.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish istech (literally “into the house”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(ə)ˈʃtʲɛx/, /(ə)ˈʃtʃɛx/
Adverb
a-steach
- in, inside, inwards (implies movement)
Thigibh a-steach, a chàirdean.- Come in, friends.
Thiginn a-steach a-rithist ged a chuirteadh a-mach mi.- I would come in again though I were put out.
Derived terms
See also
Scottish Gaelic adverbs of direction and position
References