ó dheas
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish fa dess (“southwards”), fo dess, itself being Old Irish fo (“under, towards”) + dess (“south”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /oːˈjasˠ/
- (Cois Fharriage) IPA(key): /oːˈjæsˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /oˈjasˠ/[1], /əˈjasˠ/[2]
Adverb
[edit]See also
[edit]Irish adverbs of direction and position
Point of reference | Motion toward | Stationary position at |
Motion from |
---|---|---|---|
above, up | suas | thuas | anuas |
below, down | síos | thíos | aníos |
east | soir | thoir | anoir |
west/back | siar | thiar | aniar |
north | ó thuaidh | thuaidh | aduaidh |
south | ó dheas | theas | 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 | anall |
over here | — | — | anonn |
inside | isteach | istigh | — |
outside | amach | amuigh | — |
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 189, page 72
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 319, page 112