anuas

See also: anúas and a-nuas

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish anúas.[1] By surface analysis, an- (“from”) +‎ -uas (“above”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈn̪ˠuəsˠ/[2]

Adverb

anuas

  1. down, downwards (from a higher position than the speaker)
  2. now (after le + a noun indicating a period of time)
    le seachtain anuas ― for a week now

Usage notes

Anuas implies downward movement toward the speaker (or some contextually relevant reference point); it contrasts with síos, which implies downward movement away from the speaker (or reference point).

Derived terms

See Category:Irish phrasal verbs formed with "anuas"

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

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “anúas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 235, page 86

Further reading

Old Irish

Adverb

anuas

  1. alternative spelling of anúas

Portuguese

Verb

anuas

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of anuir

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanwas/ [ˈa.nwas]
  • Rhymes: -anwas
  • Syllabification: a‧nuas

Adjective

anuas

  1. feminine plural of anuo
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