amach
See also: a-mach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish i mmach (literally “into the plain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈmˠax/
Adverb
amach
Derived terms
- amach is amach
- amach is isteach
- amach le
- amach ó
- amachaigí!
- bain amach
- bealach amach
- bris amach
- buail amach
- caith amach
- cuir amach
- déan amach
- éirigh amach
- fág amach
- leag amach
- lig amach
- luigh amach
- ó mo chroí amach
- os mo chomhair amach
- scaoil amach
- seas amach
- tabhair amach
- tar amach
- tarraing amach
- téigh amach ar
- tit amach
- uaidh seo amach
See also
Irish adverbs of direction and position
| Point of reference | Motion toward | Stationary position at | Motion from |
|---|---|---|---|
| above, up | suas | thuas | anuas |
| below, 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 | sall | thall | anall |
| over here | — | — | anonn |
| inside | isteach | istigh | — |
| outside | amach | amuigh | — |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “amach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “immach, ammach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 33
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Alternative forms
Adverb
amach
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References
- Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 22
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