aníos

See also: ânios and a-nìos

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish anís, from an- + ís.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /əˈn̠ʲiːsˠ/[2][3]

Adverb

aníos

  1. up, upwards (from a low position to a higher one), from below
  2. from the north
  3. from a country district, lesser town or centre

Usage notes

Aníos implies upward movement toward the speaker (or some contextually relevant reference point); it contrasts with suas, which implies upward movement away from the speaker (or reference point).

Derived terms
  • bain aníos (“take up”, verb)
  • buail aníos (“proceed up”, verb)
  • caith aníos (“throw up”, verb)
  • cuir aníos (“put, send, up; throw up, vomit”, verb)
  • éirigh aníos (“rise up”, verb)
  • tar aníos (“come up”, verb)

See also
Irish adverbs of direction and position
Point of referenceMotion towardStationary
position at		Motion from
above, up suasthuasanuas
below, down síosthíosaníos
east soirthoiranoir
west/back siarthiaraniar
north ó thuaidhthuaidhaduaidh
south ó dheastheasaneas
northeast soir ó thuaidhthoir thuaidhanoir aduaidh
northwest siar ó thuaidhthiar thuaidhaniar aduaidh
southeast soir ó dheasthoir theasanoir aneas
southwest siar ó dheasthiar theasaniar aneas
over there sallthallanall
over here ——anonn
inside isteachistigh—
outside amachamuigh—

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “anís”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 39
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 91

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