sheear
Manx
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish síar. (cognate with Irish siar and Scottish Gaelic siar).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]sheear
Adverb
[edit]sheear
Usage notes
[edit]- This word refers only to an ultimate destination of movement (i.e., "to the west").
Related terms
[edit]Manx adverbs of direction and position
Motion toward | Stationary position at |
Motion from | |
---|---|---|---|
up | seose | heose | neose |
down | sheese | heese | neese |
east | shiar, my hiar | hiar | niar |
west/back | sheear, my heear | heear | neear |
north | my hwoaie | twoaie | twoaie |
south | my yiass | jiass | jiass, niass |
northeast | shiar hwoaie | hiar hwoaie | niar hwoaie |
northwest | sheear hwoaie | heear hwoaie | neear hwoaie |
southeast | shiar yiass | hiar yiass | niar yiass |
southwest | sheear yiass | heear yiass | neear yiass |
over there | noon | hoal | noal |
over here | — | wass | — |
inside | stiagh | sthie | — |
outside | magh | mooie | — |