aduaidh

Irish

Alternative forms

• anuaidh

Etymology

From Middle Irish atúaid, from Old Irish antúaid. By surface analysis, a +‎ dtuaidh.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): [əˈd̪ˠuəɟ]
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): [əˈd̪ˠuəj], [əˈd̪ˠuə]

Adjective

aduaidh

1. from the north
2. southward
3. of the north wind

Adverb

aduaidh

1. from the north
2. of the north wind

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	—

See also

• thuaidh
• tuaisceart

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aduaidh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aduaidh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “aduaidh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024