aníos

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See also: ânios and a-nìos

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish anís, from an- + ís.

Pronunciation

Adverb

aníos

  1. up, upwards (from a low position to a higher one), from below
  2. from the north
  3. from a country district, lesser town or centre

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

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 —

References

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “anís”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 39
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 91

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