seas

See also: Seas and seäs

English

Pronunciation

  • enPR: sēz, IPA(key): /siːz/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Homophones: sees, seize
  • Rhymes: -iːz

Noun

seas

  1. plural of sea

Anagrams

Bavarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Contraction of servas, a variant of servus, an ellipsis from the commoners’ greeting once said to feudal lords, "servus humillimus (Domine spectabilis)", in Latin meaning "(I am a) most humble servant, (O) noble lord".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈse̞ɐ̯s/
  • Hyphenation: seas

Interjection

seas

  1. (informal) hello, hi
  2. (informal) bye, goodbye

Derived terms

  • nå seas

Estonian

Etymology 1

Inessive case of siga.

Noun

seas

  1. inessive singular of siga

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *segässä. Cognates include Finnish seassa and Ingrian seas.

Postposition

seas

  1. among, amongst
    Rahva seas oli palju lapsi.
    There were lots of kids among the crowd.

Ingrian

Spatial inflection of seas
→○ illative sekkaa
○ inessive seas
○→ elative seast

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sëgassa. Cognates include Finnish seassa and Estonian seas.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈseɑsːɑ/, [ˈs̠e̞ɑs̠ː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈseɑs/, [ˈʃe̞ɑʒ̥]
  • Rhymes: -eɑsː, -eɑs
  • Hyphenation: se‧as

Postposition

seas (+ genitive)

  1. (of location) amongst, in the midst of
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa) [Geography: textbook for Ingrian elementary school third grade (first part)], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 103:
      Valkia karhu. Ellää jäin i lumiloin seas. Jahtiijaa hylkein päälle.
      White bear. Lives in the midst of ices and snows. Hunts seals.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 515

Irish

Etymology

From earlier seasamh, seasaigh, seasmhaigh, denominative from the verbal noun seasamh, from Old Irish sessam, verbal noun of sissidir, from Proto-Celtic *sistati,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti, reduplicated present of *steh₂-.

Pronunciation

Verb

seas (present analytic seasann, future analytic seasfaidh, verbal noun seasamh, past participle seasta)

  1. stand

Conjugation

conjugation of seas (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun seasamh
past participle seasta
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present seasaim seasann tú;
seasair† 		seasann sé, sí seasaimid seasann sibh seasann siad;
seasaid† 		a sheasann; a sheasas /
a seasann* 		seastar
past sheas mé; sheasas sheas tú; sheasais sheas sé, sí sheasamar; sheas muid sheas sibh; sheasabhair sheas siad; sheasadar a sheas /
ar sheas* 		seasadh
past habitual sheasainn / seasainn‡‡ sheastá / seastᇇ sheasadh sé, sí / seasadh sé, s퇇 sheasaimis; sheasadh muid / seasaimis‡‡; seasadh muid‡‡ sheasadh sibh / seasadh sibh‡‡ sheasaidís; sheasadh siad / seasaidís‡‡; seasadh siad‡‡ a sheasadh /
a seasadh* 		sheastaí / seasta퇇
future seasfaidh mé;
seasfad 		seasfaidh tú;
seasfair† 		seasfaidh sé, sí seasfaimid;
seasfaidh muid 		seasfaidh sibh seasfaidh siad;
seasfaid† 		a sheasfaidh; a sheasfas /
a seasfaidh* 		seasfar
conditional sheasfainn / seasfainn‡‡ sheasfá / seasfᇇ sheasfadh sé, sí / seasfadh sé, s퇇 sheasfaimis; sheasfadh muid / seasfaimis‡‡; seasfadh muid‡‡ sheasfadh sibh / seasfadh sibh‡‡ sheasfaidís; sheasfadh siad / seasfaidís‡‡; seasfadh siad‡‡ a sheasfadh /
a seasfadh* 		sheasfaí / seasfa퇇
subjunctive
present go seasa mé;
go seasad† 		go seasa tú;
go seasair† 		go seasa sé, sí go seasaimid;
go seasa muid 		go seasa sibh go seasa siad;
go seasaid† 		— go seastar
past dá seasainn dá seastá dá seasadh sé, sí dá seasaimis;
dá seasadh muid 		dá seasadh sibh dá seasaidís;
dá seasadh siad 		— dá seastaí
imperative
– seasaim seas seasadh sé, sí seasaimis seasaigí;
seasaidh† 		seasaidís — seastar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Mutated forms of seas
radical lenition eclipsis
seas sheas
after an, tseas 		not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*si-sta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 338

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From earlier seasamh, denominative from the verbal noun seasamh, from Old Irish sessam, verbal noun of sissidir, from Proto-Celtic *sistati, from Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti, reduplicated present of *steh₂-.

Pronunciation

Verb

seas (past sheas, future seasaidh, verbal noun seasamh, past participle seaste)

  1. stand
  2. support, back, back up
  3. endure, last
    Synonym: mair

Mutation

Mutation of seas
radical lenition
seas sheas
after "an", t-seas

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

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
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  4. ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN

Further reading

  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “seas”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseas/ [ˈse.as]
  • Rhymes: -eas
  • Syllabification: se‧as

Verb

seas

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of ser
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