neas

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See also: neas- and ne-aș

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Verb

neas

  1. present of nei

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish nes, ness m (“wooden mould”).[2]

Noun

neas m (genitive singular nis)

  1. (literary) moulding block
Declension
Declension of neas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative neas
Vocative a nis
Genitive nis
Dative neas

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an neas
Genitive an nis
Dative leis an neas

don neas

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Back-formation from neasa (“nearer”), reinforced by homophony with i ndeas (“near”); compare neas-.

Adjective

neas (comparative neasa or neise)[3]

  1. (Ulster) near, close
    Synonym: deas

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 90
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 nes(s)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “neas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 515

Further reading

Latin

Verb

neās

  1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of neō

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish nes, ness (“weasel”).

Pronunciation

Noun

neas f (genitive singular nise or neasa, plural neasan)

  1. weasel
  2. stoat, ermine
  3. ferret

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “neas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 nes(s)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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