ó thuaidh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish fa thúaith (“northwards”), fo thúaid, itself being Old Irish fo (“under, towards”) + túaid (“north”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /oˈhuəɟ/[1]
- (Galway) IPA(key): /oːˈhuə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /əˈhuəj/, [əˈhui̯][2]
Adverb
See also
| 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
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 88
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 68
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “thuaidh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN