neas

See also: neas-

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Verb

neas

1. present of nei

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /nʲasˠ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /n̠ʲasˠ/

Etymology 1

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

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

• neas gabhann (“smith's (clay) furnace”)

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

neas (comparative neasa or neise)

1. (Ulster) near, close

   Synonym: deas

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Latin

Verb

neās

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of neō

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish nes, ness (“weasel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲes̪/

Noun

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

1. weasel
2. stoat, ermine
3. ferret

Derived terms

• neas bheag (“least weasel”)
• neas mhòr (“stoat, ermine”)

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “neas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 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