a-staigh
See also: astaigh
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]a-staigh
- in, inside (implies location)
- Chì mi feuch a bheil iad a-staigh. ― I’ll check whether they are in.
- (colloquial) in, inside (implies movement)
- thig a-staigh! ― come in!
Derived terms
[edit]- a-staigh air (“on good terms with”)
- an taobh a-staigh a-muigh (“inside out”)
- bonn a-staigh (“insole”)
See also
[edit]Scottish Gaelic adverbs of direction and position
| Point of reference | Motion toward | Stationary position at |
Motion from |
|---|---|---|---|
| above, up | suas | shuas | a-nuas |
| below, down | sìos | shìos | a-nìos |
| east | an ear, sear | ||
| west | an iar, siar | ||
| north | a tuath | ||
| south | a deas | ||
| over there | a-null, a-nunn | thall | a-nall, a-bhos |
| over here | a-nall, a-bhos | a-bhos | a-null, a-nunn |
| abroad | a-null thairis | thall thairis | a-nall thairis |
| inside | a-steach | a-staigh | — |
| outside | a-mach | a-muigh | — |