aníos

See also: ânios and a-nìos

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish anís, from an- + ís.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈn̠ʲiːsˠ/

Adverb

aníos

up, upwards (from a low position to a higher one)
from below
from the north
from a country district, lesser town or centre
from an inferior position in life
(of growth) up

Usage notes

Aníos implies upward movement toward the speaker (or some contextually relevant reference point); it contrasts with suas, which implies upward movement away from the speaker (or reference point).

Derived terms

bain aníos (“take up”, verb)
buail aníos (“proceed up”, verb)
caith aníos (“throw up”, verb)
cuir aníos (“put, send, up; throw up, vomit”, verb)
éirigh aníos (“rise up”, verb)
tar aníos (“come up”, verb)

	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	—