Scottish Gaelic word

sìos

down, downwards

preposition

sìos means “down, downwards” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a preposition.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	sìos
Sèimheachadh	shìos

Shuidh e sìos ri ùr-sgeul a leughadh.

He sat down to read a novel.

Shuidh e sìos ri ùr-sgeul a leughadh.

He sat down to read a story.

Tha Tòmas a' dol sìos an staidhre.

Tom is going downstairs.

Feumaidh tu a dhol a-nìos neo feumaidh mise a dhol sìos, tha mi coma co-dhiù.

Either you have to come up or I have to go down, I don't care either way.

Feumaidh tu a dhol a-nìos neo feumaidh mise a dhol sìos, tha mi coma co-dhiù.

Either you have to come up or I have to go down, I don't care either way.

aig

at, by, near, closeby

air

on, upon

bho

from

bhon

from

thy, your (singular)

eadar

between

fon

under the

adverb-forming particle before an adjective (gu math = well)

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