thiar
Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]thiar
Derived terms
[edit]- Fronta Thiar (“Western Front”)
- Indiacha Thiar
- Samó Thiar
- taobh thiar de
Adverb
[edit]thiar
Usage notes
[edit]- This word refers only to a static position (i.e., "in the west").
- The adjective is indeclinable in Irish
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 83, page 45
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 138
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 176, page 68
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “thiar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN