aníos

See also: ânios and a-nìos

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish anís, from an- + ís.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈn̠ʲiːsˠ/

Adverb

aníos

1. up, upwards (from a low position to a higher one), from below
2. from the north
3. from a country district, lesser town or centre

Usage notes

Aníos implies upward movement toward the speaker (or some contextually relevant reference point); it contrasts with suas, which implies upward movement away from the speaker (or reference point).

Derived terms

• bain aníos (“take up”, verb)
• buail aníos (“proceed up”, verb)
• caith aníos (“throw up”, verb)
• cuir aníos (“put, send, up; throw up, vomit”, verb)
• éirigh aníos (“rise up”, verb)
• tar aníos (“come up”, verb)

 

See also

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	—

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aníos”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “aníos”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 30