amuigh

See also: a-muigh

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish ammaig, from Old Irish i mmaig (literally “in a field”). For the same semantic development compare colloquial Welsh mas (“out”) < i'r maes (literally “to the field”) and Breton er-maez (“out, outside”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /əˈmˠɪɟ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /əˈmˠiː/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /əˈmˠʊ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /əˈmˠɪç/ (as if spelled amuich)

Adverb

amuigh

1. out, outside (static position outside)
2. outer, protruding [with ag ‘from’]
3. outstanding, due
4. in error

Derived terms

• amach faoin spéir (“out in the open”)
• amuigh agus amach (“out and away”)
• amuigh agus istigh ar (“approximately”)
• taobh amuigh (“outside”)

See also

Irish adverbs of direction and position

Point of reference	Motion toward	Stationary position at	Stationary position on the indicated side	Motion from
above, up	suas	thuas	lastuas	anuas
below, down	síos	thíos	laistíos	aníos
east	soir	thoir	lastoir	anoir
west/back	siar	thiar	laistiar	aniar
north	ó thuaidh	thuaidh	lastuaidh	aduaidh
south	ó dheas	theas	laisteas	aneas
northeast	soir ó thuaidh	thoir thuaidh	—	anoir aduaidh
northwest	siar ó thuaidh	thiar thuaidh	—	aniar aduaidh
southeast	soir ó dheas	thoir theas	—	anoir aneas
southwest	siar ó dheas	thiar theas	—	aniar aneas
over there	sall	thall	lastall	anall
over here	—	—	—	anonn
inside	isteach	istigh	laistigh	—
outside	amach	amuigh	lasmuigh	—

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amuigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN