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thall

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish tall.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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thall

  1. over there (stationary)
    Bhí sé thall i Meiriceá.
    He was over in America.

Antonyms

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See also

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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

References

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  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 137
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 176, page 68
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 25, page 13

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish tall.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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thall

  1. over there

Usage notes

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  • Implies location:
    bha e thall ann an Ameireaga - he was over in America
  • For movement, a-null is used.

Derived terms

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See also

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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