a-null

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Modification of a-nunn, from Old Irish innonn, by analogy with a-nall and thall.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ə)ˈn̪ˠuːl̪ˠ/
  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /(ə)ˈn̪ˠɔ̃ʊ̃l̪ˠ/[1], (Bernera) [ˈn̪ˠʊul̪ˠ][2]

Adverb

a-null

  1. there, thither, over, across

Usage notes

  • Implies movement:
    thèid mi a-null a dh’Uibhist ― I'll go over to Uist
  • For location, thall is used.

Synonyms

Derived terms

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 —

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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