lasmuigh

Irish

Alternative forms

  • lasmuich (Ulster)
  • leasmuigh, leastmuigh, leathsmuigh, leath'smuigh[1]

Etymology

From las- +‎ amuigh.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠasˠˈmˠɪɟ/
  • (Cork) IPA(key): /l̪ˠɑsˠˈmˠʊ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /l̪ˠasˠˈmˠiː/, /l̪ˠasˠˈmˠʊ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠasˠˈmˠɪç/ (corresponding to the form lasmuich)

Adverb

lasmuigh

  1. on the outside [with de ‘of’]
  2. outdoors

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. ^ “lasmuigh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “leaṫ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 646; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lasmuigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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