amach

amach

See also: a-mach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish i mmach (literally “into the plain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈmˠax/

Adverb

amach

1. (motion) out, outward
2. back, away (from)
3. forth, abroad
4. facing outwards, exposed
5. out, aloud
6. (time) on
   1. forward
   2. late
7. completely
8. just out (of)
9. outbound, (of mail) outgoing

Derived terms

• amachaigí! (“out you go!”)
• amach is amach (“out and out”)
• amach is isteach (“out and in; about”)
• amach le (“out with”)
• amach ó (“apart from”)
• bain amach (“take out”)
• bealach amach (“way out, exit”)
• bris amach (“break out”)
• buail amach (“beat out”)
• caith amach (“throw out”)
• cuir amach (“put out”)
• déan amach (“make out”)
• éirigh amach (“rise out”)
• fág amach (“leave out”)
• leag amach (“lay out”)
• lig amach (“let out”)
• luigh amach (“lean out”)
• ó mo chroí amach (“from the bottom of my heart”)
• os mo chomhair amach (“right in front of me”)
• scaoil amach (“let out”)
• seas amach (“stand out”)
• tabhair amach (“give out”)
• tar amach (“come out”)
• tarraing amach (“pull out”)
• téigh amach ar (“go out by”)
• tit amach (“fall out”)
• uaidh seo amach (“henceforward”)

 

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

• "amach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “immach, ammach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.