síos

See also: sios and sìos

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sís.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃiːsˠ/

Adverb

síos

down, downwards (from a higher to a lower position)
from the north

Usage notes

Síos implies downward movement away from the speaker (or some contextually relevant reference point); it contrasts with anuas, which implies downward movement toward the speaker (or reference point).

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	—

Leonese

Verb

síos m pl

masculine plural past participle of sere

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