istigh

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish istig (literally “in the house”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

istigh

  1. in, inside (at rest inside)

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. ^ “istigh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “istig”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 100
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