a-staigh
See also: astaigh
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(ə) ˈst̪ɤj/[1], [(ə) ˈst̪ɤj̊]
Adverb
a-staigh
- in, inside (implies location)
- Chì mi feuch a bheil iad a-staigh. ― I’ll check whether they are in.
- (colloquial Southern Hebridean) in, inside (implies movement)
- Synonym: a-steach
- thig a-staigh! ― come in!
Derived terms
- a-staigh air (“on good terms with”)
- an taobh a-staigh a-muigh (“inside out”)
- bonn a-staigh (“insole”)
See also
| 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 | (bh)on ear | |
| west | an iar, siar | (bh)on iar | |
| north | a tuath | (bh)o thuath | |
| south | a deas | (bh)o dheas | |
| 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 | — |
References
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 188