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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish anúas, from an- + uas.[1]
Pronunciation
Adverb
anuas
- down, downwards (from a higher position than the speaker)
- 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
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “anúas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 235, page 86
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “anuas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish
Adverb
anuas
- Alternative spelling of anúas
Portuguese
Verb
anuas
Spanish
Pronunciation
Adjective
anuas
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- Portuguese non-lemma forms
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- Rhymes:Spanish/anwas
- Rhymes:Spanish/anwas/2 syllables
- Spanish non-lemma forms
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