amuigh
See also: a-muigh
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish ammaig, from Old Irish i mmaig (literally “in a field”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /əˈmˠɪɟ/
- (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /əˈmˠɪj/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /əˈmˠʊ/
Adverb
amuigh
- out, outside (static position outside)
- away, at a distance, afar
- outer, out of position, protruding
- emerged, come out
- in existence, extant
- served; (card games) dealt
- due
- in error
- at variance
- spent; concluded
- (agriculture) out of cultivation
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
| Motion toward | Stationary position at | Motion from | |
|---|---|---|---|
| up | suas | thuas | anuas |
| down | síos | thíos | aníos |
| east | soir | thoir | anoir |
| west/back | siar | thiar | aniar |
| north | ó thuaidh | thuaidh | aduaidh |
| south | ó dheas | theas | 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 | anonn, sall | thall | anall |
| inside | isteach | istigh | — |
| outside | amach | amuigh | — |
References
- "amuigh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “1 immaig” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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