thíos faoi

Irish

Etymology

thíos (“under, below”) +‎ faoi (“under”)

Adverb

thíos faoi

1. below, beneath, underneath
   • 2015 [2014], Will Collins, translated by Proinsias Mac a' Bhaird, edited by Maura McHugh, Amhrán na Mara (fiction; paperback), Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Howth, Dublin: Cartoon Saloon; Coiscéim, translation of Song of the Sea (in English), →ISBN, page 2:

     Briseann tonnta boga in aghaidh na gcarraigeacha thíos faoi.

     [original: Waves gently lap against the rocks below.]

Further reading

• Entries containing “thíos faoi” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.