anuas

See also: anúas and a-nuas

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish anúas. By surface analysis, an- (“from”) +‎ -uas (“above”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈn̪ˠuəsˠ/

Adverb

anuas

1. down, downwards (from a higher position than the speaker)
2. now [with le and 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	—

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “anuas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 49; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “anuas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old Irish

Adverb

anuas

1. alternative spelling of anúas

Portuguese

Verb

anuas

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of anuir

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanwas/ [ˈa.nwas]
• Rhymes: -anwas
• Syllabification: a‧nuas

Adjective

anuas

1. feminine plural of anuo