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Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish spéis, from Middle English or Anglo-Norman peis, from Latin pēnsum.
Pronunciation
Noun
spéis f (genitive singular spéise, nominative plural spéiseanna)
- interest (attention, concern)
Tá spéis aici i mbitheolaíocht.- She is interested in biology.
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Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “spéis”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “spéis”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 680
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “spéis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN