Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish innonn.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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anonn

  1. thither (over to the other side)
  2. advanced, late

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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See also

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Irish adverbs of direction and position
point of reference motion toward stationary
position at
stationary position
on the indicated side
motion from
above, up suas thuas lastuas anuas
below, down síos thíos laistíos aníos
east soir thoir lastoir anoir
west/back siar thiar laistiar aniar
north ó thuaidh thuaidh lastuaidh aduaidh
south ó dheas theas laisteas 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 sall thall lastall anall
over here anonn
inside isteach istigh laistigh
outside amach amuigh lasmuigh

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “innonn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 99
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 235, page 86

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