suas

See also: súas

French

Verb

suas

  1. second-person singular past historic of suer

Anagrams


Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish súas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˠuəsˠ/

Adverb

suas

  1. up, upwards (from a level or high to a higher or even higher position)
    1. to higher place or station
    2. at, towards, a higher level
    3. to erect position
    4. towards maturity
    5. to the south
    6. to major centre
    7. to position regarded as forward
    8. to point abreast of
    9. in confrontation with
    10. (time) onwards
    11. (genealogy, of ancestral line) backwards
    12. on high, risen
    13. astir, amiss
    14. offered for sale
    15. in existence
    16. with vigour
    17. fully, completely

Usage notes

Suas implies upward movement away from the speaker (or some contextually relevant reference point); it contrasts with aníos, which implies upward movement toward the speaker (or reference point).

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • "suas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • súas” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “suas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “suas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsu.aːs/, [ˈsʊ.aːs]

Pronoun

suās

  1. accusative feminine plural of suus

Verb

suās

  1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of suō

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsu.ɐʃ/
  • Hyphenation: su‧as

Pronoun

suas f pl

  1. Feminine plural form of possessive seu.
    • 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 141:
      Naturalmente, cada um teve seu método e suas prioridades.
      Naturally, each one had his method and his priorities.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:suas.

See also

Possessee
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Possessor Singular First person meuminhameusminhas
Second person teutuateustuas
Third person seusuaseussuas
PluralFirst person nossonossanossosnossas
Second person vossovossavossosvossas
Third person seusuaseussuas
See also: Appendix:Possessive#Portuguese

Scottish Gaelic

Adverb

suas

  1. up (implies motion)
    Antonym: sìos

Derived terms

Preposition

suas

  1. up
    Antonym: sìos
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