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léas

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Irish lés (light, radiance), from Proto-Celtic *ɸlenstus. Possibly influenced by Old Norse ljós.

Noun

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léas m (genitive singular léis, nominative plural léasacha)

  1. ray of light; light, radiance; beam, streak (of light); gleam, glimmer
  2. weal, welt; red spot, blister
Declension
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Declension of léas (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative léas léasacha
vocative a léis a léasacha
genitive léis léasacha
dative léas léasacha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an léas na léasacha
genitive an léis na léasacha
dative leis an léas
don léas
leis na léasacha
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Middle Irish léas, from Middle English, from Anglo-Norman lesser, laisier (to let, let go), from Medieval Latin lassō (let, let go).

Noun

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léas m (genitive singular léasa, nominative plural léasanna)

  1. lease
Declension
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Declension of léas (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative léas léasanna
vocative a léas a léasanna
genitive léasa léasanna
dative léas léasanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an léas na léasanna
genitive an léasa na léasanna
dative leis an léas
don léas
leis na léasanna

Etymology 3

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Noun

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léas f (genitive singular léise, nominative plural léasa)

  1. Alternative form of dias (ear of corn; spike; point; scion)
  2. (agriculture) cornstalk (with ear)
  3. wisp of straw
Declension
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Declension of léas (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative léas léasa
vocative a léas a léasa
genitive léise léas
dative léas léasa
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an léas na léasa
genitive na léise na léas
dative leis an léas
don léas
leis na léasa

Etymology 4

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Verb

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léas (present analytic léasann, future analytic léasfaidh, verbal noun léasadh, past participle léasta)

  1. (transitive) welt; thrash, flog
Conjugation
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Etymology 5

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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léas

  1. inflection of léigh:
    1. relative present indicative
    2. first-person singular past indicative
Alternative forms
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Further reading

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