a-steach

Irish

Adverb

a-steach

  1. Obsolete spelling of isteach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish istech (literally “into the house”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /əˈʃtʲɛx/, /əˈʃtʃɛx/

Adverb

a-steach

  1. in, inside, inwards (implies movement)
    Thigibh a-steach, a chàirdean.
    Come in, friends.
    Thiginn a-steach a-rithist ged a chuirteadh a-mach mi.
    I would come in again though I were put out.

Derived terms

See also
Scottish Gaelic adverbs of direction and position
Point of referenceMotion towardStationary
position at		Motion from
above, up suasshuasa-nuas
below, down sìosshìosa-nìos
east an ear, sear
west an iar, siar
north a tuath
south a deas
over there a-null, a-nunnthalla-nall, a-bhos
over here a-nall, a-bhosa-bhosa-null, a-nunn
abroad a-null thairisthall thairisa-nall thairis
inside a-steacha-staigh—
outside a-macha-muigh—

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “istech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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