amuigh

See also: a-muigh

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish ammaig, from Old Irish i mmaig (literally “in a field”).[1] For the same semantic development compare colloquial Welsh mas (“out”) from i'r maes (literally “to the field”) and Breton er-maez (“out, outside”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

amuigh

  1. out, outside (static position outside)
  2. outer, protruding [with ag ‘from’]
  3. outstanding, due
  4. in error

Derived terms

  • amach faoin spéir (“out in the open”)
  • amuigh agus amach (“out and away”)
  • amuigh agus istigh ar (“approximately”)
  • lasmuigh (“outside”)
  • taobh amuigh (“outside”)

See also

Irish adverbs of direction and position
point of reference motion toward stationary
position at		 stationary position
on the indicated side		 motion from
above, up suas thuas lastuas anuas
below, down síos thíos laistíos aníos
east soir thoir lastoir anoir
west/back siar thiar laistiar aniar
north ó thuaidh thuaidh lastuaidh aduaidh
south ó dheas theas laisteas 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 lastall anall
over here — — — anonn
inside isteach istigh laistigh —
outside amach amuigh lasmuigh —

References

References
  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 immaig”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 369, page 78
  3. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, page 22; reprinted 1988
  4. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, section 91, page 80
  5. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 98
  6. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 474, page 92
  7. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 164, page 32
  8. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 147, page 35
  9. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 473, page 151

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “amuiġ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 41; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amuigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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