abhus

abhus

Irish

Alternative forms

  • i bhfus
  • 'bhus (nonstandard)
  • a-bhus, abhfos, abhfus, bhfos, bhfus, i bhfos (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From i bhfus (“in a state of rest”): i (“in”) + fus, archaic dative of fos (“state of rest”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic a-bhos.

Pronunciation

Adverb

abhus

  1. here (in, on, or at this place)
  2. on this side
  3. in this life

References

  1. ^ “abhus”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947), The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 66, page 15
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 100
  4. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 404
  5. ^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979), Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 596, page 162

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “abhus”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “fus”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 341
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “abhus”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • “abhus”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
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