abhus

Irish

Alternative forms

i bhfus

Etymology

From i bhfus (“in a state of rest”): i (“in”) + fus, archaic dative of fos (“state of rest”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /əˈvˠʊsˠ/
(Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /əˈwʊsˠ/

Adverb

abhus

here (in, on, or at this place)
1. on this side
2. in this life

Further reading

"abhus" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“fos” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 100.
Entries containing “abhus” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “abhus” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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