anoir

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish anair.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /əˈn̪ˠɪɾʲ/[2]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /əˈn̪ˠɛɾʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /əˈn̠ʲɛɾʲ/[3] (as if spelled aneir)

Adverb

anoir

  1. from the east
  2. from the front

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), “2 anair”, 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 71
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 91

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