anall

See also: a-nall and an all

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish anall (“hitherto, thence”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Kerry) IPA(key): /əˈn̪ˠɑul̪ˠ/[2]
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /əˈn̪ˠɑːl̪ˠ/[3]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /əˈn̪ˠal̪ˠ/[4], /əˈn̪ˠɔl̪ˠ/[5]

Adverb

anall

  1. hither (from the far side)

Derived terms
  • anonn is anall (“to and fro”)

See also
Irish adverbs of direction and position
Point of referenceMotion towardStationary
position at		Motion from
above, up suasthuasanuas
below, down síosthíosaníos
east soirthoiranoir
west/back siarthiaraniar
north ó thuaidhthuaidhaduaidh
south ó dheastheasaneas
northeast soir ó thuaidhthoir thuaidhanoir aduaidh
northwest siar ó thuaidhthiar thuaidhaniar aduaidh
southeast soir ó dheasthoir theasanoir aneas
southwest siar ó dheasthiar theasaniar aneas
over there sallthallanall
over here ——anonn
inside isteachistigh—
outside amachamuigh—

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “anall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 16
  3. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 98
  4. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 86
  5. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 13

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