abhus

Irish

Alternative forms
  • i bhfus
  • 'bhus (nonstandard)
  • a-bhus, abhfos, abhfus, bhfos, bhfus, i bhfos (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From i bhfus (“in a state of rest”): i (“in”) + fus, archaic dative of fos (“state of rest”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

abhus

  1. here (in, on, or at this place)
  2. on this side
  3. in this life

References
  1. “abhus”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 100

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “abhus”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fus”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 341
  • Entries containing “abhus” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “abhus” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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