neasa

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish nessa,[1] from Proto-Celtic *nessos.

Adjective

neasa

  1. nearer, closer
  2. next

Usage notes

Used as a suppletive comparative for gar and fogas,[2] alongside gaire and foisce respectively.

Derived terms

  • neas (“near”) (by back-formation)

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 nes(s)a”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “neasa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 515

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

neasa f

  1. genitive singular of neas
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