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.
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