cleas
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /clʲasˠ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish cles (“feat”).
Noun
cleas m (genitive singular clis or cleasa, nominative plural cleasa or cleasanna)
- trick
- 27 June 2015, Alan Titley, "Caimléireacht scrúdaithe", The Irish Times
- Is é an cleas is fearr, gan amhras, ná go mbeadh an obair déanta, […]
- The best trick, of course, is that the work is done, […]
- 27 June 2015, Alan Titley, "Caimléireacht scrúdaithe", The Irish Times
- feat
- knack
- act
Declension
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Derived terms
- cleasach (“playful, tricky”)
- lúthchleas (“athletics”)
Noun
cleas m (genitive singular cleas, nominative plural cleasanna)
- (derogatory) class (of persons), gang
Declension
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cleas | chleas | gcleas |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “cles” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “cleas” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 146.
- "cleas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “cleas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cleas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cles (“feat”).
Noun
cleas m (genitive singular cleasa, plural cleasan)
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