sìos

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See also: sios and síos

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Adverb

sìos

  1. down, downwards
  2. down north, down northwards
    char mi sìos a MhealabhaigI went down (north) to Melvaig
  3. (Eastern Highlands) east, eastwards

Usage notes

  • The meaning of sìos as "down north" and suas as "up south", as opposed to the usual English down south and up north, is notably followed in the Highland English spoken in Uist.

See also

Scottish Gaelic adverbs of direction and position
point of reference motion toward stationary
position at
motion from
above, up suas shuas a-nuas
below, down sìos shìos a-nìos
east an ear, sear
west an iar, siar
north a tuath
south a deas
over there a-null, a-nunn thall a-nall, a-bhos
over here a-nall, a-bhos a-bhos a-null, a-nunn
abroad a-null thairis thall thairis a-nall thairis
inside a-steach a-staigh
outside a-mach a-muigh

Preposition

sìos

  1. down