sheear
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish síar. (cognate with Irish siar and Scottish Gaelic siar).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃiə(r)/
Adjective
sheear
- west, western
Adverb
sheear
- west, westward, westbound
Usage notes
- This word refers only to an ultimate destination of movement (i.e., "to the west").
Related terms
- eear
Manx adverbs of direction and position
| Motion toward | Stationary position at | Motion from | |
|---|---|---|---|
| up | seose | heose | neose |
| down | sheese | heese | neese |
| east | shiar, my hiar | hiar | niar |
| west/back | sheear, my heear | heear | neear |
| north | my hwoaie | twoaie | twoaie |
| south | my yiass | jiass | jiass, niass |
| northeast | shiar hwoaie | hiar hwoaie | niar hwoaie |
| northwest | sheear hwoaie | heear hwoaie | neear hwoaie |
| southeast | shiar yiass | hiar yiass | niar yiass |
| southwest | sheear yiass | heear yiass | neear yiass |
| over there | noon | hoal | noal |
| over here | — | wass | — |
| inside | stiagh | sthie | — |
| outside | magh | mooie | — |