neas
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Pronunciation
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Verb
neas
- present of nei
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish nes, ness m (“wooden mould”).[2]
Noun
neas m (genitive singular nis)
Declension
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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)
References
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 250, page 90
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 nes(s)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “neas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 515
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Latin
Verb
neās
- second-person singular present active subjunctive of neō
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish nes, ness (“weasel”).
Pronunciation
Noun
neas f (genitive singular nise or neasa, plural neasan)
Derived terms
- neas bheag (“least weasel”)
- neas mhòr (“stoat, ermine”)
References
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
- ^ Rev. C. M. Robertson (1902) “Skye Gaelic”, in Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, Volume XXIII: 1898-99[2], Gaelic Society of Inverness, pages 54-88
- ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “neas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][3], 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