amuigh

See also: a-muigh

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish ammaig, from Old Irish i mmaig (literally “in a field”). For the same semantic development compare colloquial Welsh mas (“out”) < i'r maes (literally “to the field”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

amuigh

  1. out, outside (static position outside)
  2. away, at a distance, afar
  3. outer, out of position, protruding
  4. emerged, come out
  5. in existence, extant
  6. served; (card games) dealt
  7. due
  8. in error
  9. at variance
  10. spent; concluded
  11. (agriculture) out of cultivation

Derived terms
  • amach faoin spéir (“out in the open”)
  • amuigh agus amach (“out and away”)
  • amuigh agus istigh ar (“approximately”)
  • taobh amuigh (“outside”)

See also
Irish adverbs of direction and position
Point of referenceMotion towardStationary
position at		Motion from
above, up suasthuasanuas
below, down síosthíosaníos
east soirthoiranoir
west/back siarthiaraniar
north ó thuaidhthuaidhaduaidh
south ó dheastheasaneas
northeast soir ó thuaidhthoir thuaidhanoir aduaidh
northwest siar ó thuaidhthiar thuaidhaniar aduaidh
southeast soir ó dheasthoir theasanoir aneas
southwest siar ó dheasthiar theasaniar aneas
over there sallthallanall
over here ——anonn
inside isteachistigh—
outside amachamuigh—

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 73

Further reading
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