abhus

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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”).

Pronunciation

(Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): /əˈvˠʊsˠ/^[2]
(Cois Fharraige, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /əˈwʊsˠ/

Adverb

abhus

here (in, on, or at this place)
on this side
in this life

References

^ “abhus”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 100

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “abhus”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fus”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 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, 2013-2024

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