ceas

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See also: Ceas and céas

Galician

Verb

ceas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of cear

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

ceas m (genitive singular ceasa)

  1. surfeit
  2. excess
  3. oppression, sorrow
  4. (literary) lethargy, inertia; debility
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Etymology 2

Noun

ceas f (genitive singular cise, nominative plural ciseanna)

  1. Alternative form of cis (wicker container; basket, crate; plaited or crossed twigs as support for causeway)
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Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ceas cheas gceas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kausō (dispute, litigation), from Latin causa (reason, cause, case, dispute, reproach). Cognate with Old Frisian kāse (lawsuit, case), Old High German kōsa (lawsuit, case).

Pronunciation

Noun

ċēas f

  1. dispute; quarrel
  2. contention; strife
  3. chiding; rebuke; reproof

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Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: ches

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic часъ (časŭ), from Proto-Slavic *časъ (time).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃe̯as/
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Noun

ceas n (plural ceasuri)

  1. hour
    Synonym: oră
  2. clock, watch

Declension

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