Nás

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "nas"

Irish

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Etymology

Apparently from Old Irish násad (“gathering, assembly”);[1] shortened from the full names Nás Laighean (literally “assembly of Leinstermen”) and Nás na Ríogh (literally “assembly of the kings”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ə(n̪ˠ)ˈn̪ˠɑːsˠ/ (full form An Nás with the definite article)
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ə(n̪ˠ)ˈn̪ˠaːsˠ/ (full form An Nás with the definite article)

Proper noun

an Nás m (genitive an Náis)

  1. Naas (a town in County Kildare)

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 násad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ “History of Naas Town”, in NaasTown.com‎, 2024 March 6 (last accessed), archived from the original on 14 July 2011
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