seas

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See also: Seas and seäs

English

Pronunciation

Noun

seas

  1. plural of sea

Related terms

Anagrams

Bavarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Contraction of servas, a variant of servus, an ellipsis from the commoners’ greeting once said to feudal lords, "servus humillimus (Domine spectabilis)", in Latin meaning "(I am a) most humble servant, (O) noble lord".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈse̞ɐ̯s/
  • Hyphenation: seas

Interjection

seas

  1. (informal) hello, hi
  2. (informal) bye, goodbye

Derived terms

Estonian

Etymology 1

Inessive case of siga.

Noun

seas

  1. inessive singular of siga

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *segässä. Cognates include Finnish seassa and Ingrian seas.

Postposition

seas

  1. among, amongst
    Rahva seas oli palju lapsi.
    There were lots of kids among the crowd.

Ingrian

Spatial inflection of seas
→○ illative sekkaa
○ inessive seas
○→ elative seast

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sëgassa. Cognates include Finnish seassa and Estonian seas.

Pronunciation

Postposition

seas (+ genitive)

  1. (of location) amongst, in the midst of
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 103:
      Valkia karhu. Ellää jäin i lumiloin seas. Jahtiijaa hylkein päälle.
      White bear. Lives in the midst of ices and snows. Hunts seals.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 515

Irish

Etymology

From earlier seasamh, seasaigh, seasmhaigh, denominative from the verbal noun seasamh, from Old Irish sessam, verbal noun of sissidir, from Proto-Celtic *sistati, from Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti, reduplicated present of *steh₂-.

Pronunciation

Verb

seas (present analytic seasann, future analytic seasfaidh, verbal noun seasamh, past participle seasta)

  1. stand

Conjugation

conjugation of seas (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present seasaim seasann tú;
seasair† 		seasann sé, sí seasaimid seasann sibh seasann siad;
seasaid† 		a sheasann; a sheasas /
a seasann*; a seasas* 		seastar
past sheas mé; sheasas sheas tú; sheasais sheas sé, sí sheasamar; sheas muid sheas sibh; sheasabhair sheas siad; sheasadar a sheas /
ar sheas* 		seasadh
past habitual sheasainn / seasainn‡‡ sheastá / seastᇇ sheasadh sé, sí / seasadh sé, s퇇 sheasaimis; sheasadh muid / seasaimis‡‡; seasadh muid‡‡ sheasadh sibh / seasadh sibh‡‡ sheasaidís; sheasadh siad / seasaidís‡‡; seasadh siad‡‡ a sheasadh /
a seasadh* 		sheastaí / seasta퇇
future seasfaidh mé;
seasfad 		seasfaidh tú;
seasfair† 		seasfaidh sé, sí seasfaimid;
seasfaidh muid 		seasfaidh sibh seasfaidh siad;
seasfaid† 		a sheasfaidh; a sheasfas /
a seasfaidh*; a seasfas* 		seasfar
conditional sheasfainn / seasfainn‡‡ sheasfá / seasfᇇ sheasfadh sé, sí / seasfadh sé, s퇇 sheasfaimis; sheasfadh muid / seasfaimis‡‡; seasfadh muid‡‡ sheasfadh sibh / seasfadh sibh‡‡ sheasfaidís; sheasfadh siad / seasfaidís‡‡; seasfadh siad‡‡ a sheasfadh /
a seasfadh* 		sheasfaí / seasfa퇇
subjunctive present go seasa mé;
go seasad† 		go seasa tú;
go seasair† 		go seasa sé, sí go seasaimid;
go seasa muid 		go seasa sibh go seasa siad;
go seasaid† 		— go seastar
past dá seasainn dá seastá dá seasadh sé, sí dá seasaimis;
dá seasadh muid 		dá seasadh sibh dá seasaidís;
dá seasadh siad 		— dá seastaí
imperative seasaim seas seasadh sé, sí seasaimis seasaigí;
seasaidh† 		seasaidís — seastar
verbal noun seasamh
past participle seasta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
seas sheas
after an, tseas 		not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Verb

seas (past sheas, future seasaidh, verbal noun seasamh, past participle seaste)

  1. stand
  2. support, back, back up
  3. endure, last
    Synonym: mair

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
seas sheas
after "an", t-seas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseas/
  • Rhymes: -eas
  • Syllabification: se‧as

Verb

seas

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of ser
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