Focal an Lae #188
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: amuigh (uh-MOO, uh-MOO-ee) [əmu, əmuiː]
Meaning: amuigh = outside, out (decribing location, not motion)
Usage:
- Tá an cat amuigh. (TAW uhn KAHT ...) [taː ən kat ...] = The cat is outside.
- Chodail muid amuigh faoin aer. (KHO-dihl mwihj uh-MOO fween AY-uhr) [xodəl′ mid′ əmu fiːn′ eːr] = We slept out in the open.
- Tá sé amuigh uirthi go bhfuil stócach nua aici. = The word is out that she has a new boyfriend.
(lit., is it out on-her that is boyfriend new at-her)
History: Old Irish “i-mmuig”, literally “in-(the)-field” consists of the preposition “i” (in) and the dative form of the noun “mag”.
See
Focal #187.
Scottish Gaelic: a-muigh