thíos, adv. & a. (Of position) Down. 1. (a) In lower place. ~ ar an trá, sa ghleann, faoin droichead, ag béal na habhann, down on the strand, in the glen, below the bridge, at the mouth of the river. ~ i bpoll, ina phóca, faoin talamh, down in a hole, in his pocket, under the ground. ~ an staighre, downstairs. Na seomraí ~, the rooms below. An áit ~, the place below; hell. Níl siad le feiceáil ~ ná thuas, they are nowhere to be seen. Dar a bhfuil ~ is thuas, by all that is holy (and unholy). Níor fhág sí ~ ná thuas air é, she gave him a proper dressing-down. Déanfaidh mé é, bíodh ~ thuas, I’ll do it no matter what happens. S.a. fear11(a).(b) In position regarded as lower. An ceann ~ den bhord, the lower end of the table. ~ i gceann an halla, down at the lower end of the hall. 2. In the north. ~ i Málainn, north in Malin. 3. Below, farther on in book, etc. Mar atá ráite ~, as stated below. 4. Written down, entered (in ledger, etc.). Tá sé ~ sa leabhar aige, he has it entered in the book. An bhfuil sin ~ agat? Have you that written down? 5. On the fire. Tá an citeal ~ agam, I have the kettle on. 6. Prostrate, in lowly state; at loss, suffering, oppressed. Mise a bhí ~ leis, I had to pay for it, to bear the consequences. Bhí mo phóca ~ leis, I was out of pocket by it. Ní raibh mé ~ ná thuas leis, I neither lost nor gained by it. Ní hé atá ~ leis ach a pháistí, it is not he who has to suffer for it but his children. Bheith ~ seal thuas seal, to have one’s ups and downs. S.a. cos 1.