deas

See also: DEAs, de-aș, and déas

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiːəs/, /ˈdeɪəs/

Noun

deas (plural deases)

  1. (Scotland) Alternative form of dais.
    • 1823, [Walter Scott], “The Man-at-Arms”, in Quentin Durward. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC, page 109:
      I could never think of a King but what I supposed him sitting under the high deas, and feasting amid his high vassals and Paladins, eating blanc-manger, with a great gold crown upon his head, or else charging at the head of his troops like Charlemagne in the romaunts, or like Robert Bruce or William Wallace in our own true histories.

References

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

deas

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of dar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dess (“right-hand; south; right, just; convenient, agreeable”)[1] (compare Scottish Gaelic deas, Manx jiass) from Proto-Celtic *dexswos (compare Cornish dyghow, Welsh deau), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱswós, from *deḱs- (“right-hand side”). Cognate with Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰 (taihswa) and Ancient Greek δεξιός (dexiós).

Pronunciation

Adverb

deas

  2. (to the) south, southerly

Usage notes

  • This word refers only to the ultimate destination of movement (i.e., “to the south”).

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

See also

Irish adverbs of direction and position
point of reference motion toward stationary
position at		 stationary position
on the indicated side		 motion from
above, up suas thuas lastuas anuas
below, down síos thíos laistíos aníos
east soir thoir lastoir anoir
west/back siar thiar laistiar aniar
north ó thuaidh thuaidh lastuaidh aduaidh
south ó dheas theas laisteas aneas
northeast soir ó thuaidh thoir thuaidh — anoir aduaidh
northwest siar ó thuaidh thiar thuaidh — aniar aduaidh
southeast soir ó dheas thoir theas — anoir aneas
southwest siar ó dheas thiar theas — aniar aneas
over there sall thall lastall anall
over here — — — anonn
inside isteach istigh laistigh —
outside amach amuigh lasmuigh —

Adjective

deas (genitive singular masculine deis, genitive singular feminine deise, plural deasa, comparative deise)

  2. right, right-hand (opposite of left)

Declension

Declension of deas
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative deas dheas deasa;
dheasa2
vocative dheis deasa
genitive deise deasa deas
dative deas;
dheas1 		dheas;
dheis (archaic) 		deasa;
dheasa2
Comparative níos deise
Superlative is deise

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

  • comhdheas (“ambidextrous”, adjective)
  • deiseal m (“clockwise”)
  • deasóg f (“right hand”)

Adjective

deas (comparative deise)

  2. (used predicatively) near, close; convenient [with do ‘to’]

Adjective

deas (genitive singular masculine deas, genitive singular feminine deise, plural deasa, comparative deise)

  2. right, correct (opposite of wrong)
  4. nice
  6. pretty
  7. honest
  8. straight

Usage notes

In the senses “nice” and “pretty”, this adjective takes the adverbial construction go deas when used predicatively after a form of bí:

  • Tá an crann seo go deas.
    This tree is nice/pretty.

Declension

Declension of deas
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative deas dheas deasa;
dheasa2
vocative dheas deasa
genitive deise deasa deas
dative deas;
dheas1 		dheas deasa;
dheasa2
Comparative níos deise
Superlative is deise

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

  • comhdheas (“convenient (to)”, adjective)
  • deasaigh (“dress”, verb)
  • deiseacht f (“nearness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of deas
radical lenition eclipsis
deas dheas ndeas

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dess”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 303, page 153
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 76
  4. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 540, page 208; reprinted 1979
  5. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 205.4, page 97

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “deas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “deas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Latin

Noun

deās

  1. accusative plural of dea

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish dess (“right-hand; south; right, just; convenient, agreeable”),[4] from Proto-Celtic *dexswos, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱswo-, from *deḱs- (“right-hand side”).

Adjective

deas (comparative deise)

  1. ready, prepared, accomplished
  2. right, right-hand
  3. adroit, dexterous, skillful, expert
  4. trim, spruce
  5. erect
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
  • briogadh deis m (“right click”)
  • deas-àiteachadh m (“agriculture”)
  • deas-bhriathrach (“eloquent”, adjective)
  • deas-chainnt f (“eloquence”)
  • deas-cheumach (“stately in gait; having a neat manner of walking”, adjective)
  • deas-fhacal m (“ready word; smart reply”)
  • deas-fhear m (“ambidexter”)
  • deas-ghluasad m, deas-iomairt f (“proper gestures”)
  • deas-ghnàth m (“ceremony”)
  • deas-labhair (“articulate”, verb)
  • deas-labhairt m (“eloquence, address, fluency of speech; elocution”)
  • deas-labhrach (“eloquent, having a command of language”, adjective)
  • deas-làmh f (“right hand”)
  • deas-làmhach (“right-handed, ambidexterous; dexterous, “neat-handed.”; ready-handed; of, or pertaining to, a right hand”, adjective)
  • deas-làmhachd f (“ambidexterity; dexterity, “neatness” of hand”)
  • deasaich (“prepare; edit”, verb)
  • deiseil (“southward, sunward; clockwise; having a southern exposure; lucky; ready, prepared, finished”)

Noun

deas f (genitive singular deise, plural deasan)

  1. south
    Antonym: tuath
Derived terms
See also

compass points:  [edit]

iar-thuath tuath ear-thuath
iar ear
iar-dheas deas ear-dheas

Adjective

deas (comparative deise)

  1. southern, south

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

deas

  1. remain, abide

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 106
  2. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  4. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dess”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “deas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

Spanish

Noun

deas f pl

  1. plural of dea
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