Beidh mé ó thuaidh i nDoire.
I'll be up in Derry.
B1
Irish word
north
thuaidh means “north” in Irish and is used as a adjective. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /huəɟ/.
| Mutation | Form |
|---|---|
| Base form | thuaidh |
| Séimhiú | thhuaidh |
| Urú | dthuaidh |
Beidh mé ó thuaidh i nDoire.
I'll be up in Derry.
B1
Tá muid ag dul ó thuaidh.
We are going to the north.
A2
Bhí gaineamh do gach leith dínn soir siar, thuaidh theas.
There was sand to every side of us, east and west, north and south.
B1
Cuireadh cána i gceantar na Cairibe agus cadás níos faide siar agus ó thuaidh.
Cane was planted in the Caribbean area and cotton further west and north.
B2
Faoin mbliain 1776 bhí deireadh le sclábhaíocht i roinnt de na stáit thuaidh.
By the year 1776 slavery was ended in many of the northern states.
B2
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