thall

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish tall.

Pronunciation

Adverb

thall

  1. over there (stationary)
    Bhí sé thall i Meiriceá.
    He was over in America.

Antonyms

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. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 137
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 176, page 68
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 25, page 13

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish tall.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haul̪ˠ/

Adverb

thall

  1. over there

Usage notes

  • Implies location:
    bha e thall ann an Ameireaga - he was over in America
  • For movement, a-null is used.

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 —
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