a-muigh
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See also: amuigh
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish i mmaig (literally “in a field”). Cognate with Irish amuigh.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
a-muigh
- out (implies location)
- Tha am bàta-sàbhalaidh a-muigh an dràsda. ― The lifeboat is out at the moment.
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Scottish Gaelic adverbs of direction and position
| Point of reference | Motion toward | Stationary position at |
Motion from |
|---|---|---|---|
| above, up | suas | shuas | a-nuas |
| below, down | sìos | shìos | a-nìos |
| east | an ear, sear | ||
| west | an iar, siar | ||
| north | a tuath | ||
| south | a deas | ||
| over there | a-null, a-nunn | thall | a-nall, a-bhos |
| over here | a-nall, a-bhos | a-bhos | a-null, a-nunn |
| abroad | a-null thairis | thall thairis | a-nall thairis |
| inside | a-steach | a-staigh | — |
| outside | a-mach | a-muigh | — |