thuas

thuas

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish túas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /huəsˠ/

Adverb

thuas

1. over, above
2. up (static position above)
   • 2015, Proinsias Mac a' Bhaird, transl., Maura McHugh, editor, Amhrán na Mara (fiction), Cartoon Saloon; Coiscéim, translation of Song of the Sea by Will Collins, →ISBN:

     Thuas i dteach an tsolais, faoi réaltaí geala, canann Bronach Amhrán na Mara dá mac Ben atá cúig bliana d'aois.

     Up in the lighthouse, under twinkling stars, Bronach sings the Song of the Sea to her five-year-old son, Ben.

Antonyms

• thíos

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	—