aniar

See also: an iar

Irish

Etymology

From an + iar, from Old Irish aníar (“from behind; from the west”) (compare íar, tíar).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): /əˈnʲiəɾˠ/
• (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /əˈn̠ʲiəɾˠ/

Adverb

aniar

1. from the west
2. eastward
3. of the west wind
4. forward (from backward or recumbent position)

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) “aniar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aniar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “aniar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024