neas

See also: neas-

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Pronunciation

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Verb

neas

  1. present of nei

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish nes, ness m (wooden mould for shaping a smith's clay furnace or oven; the clay furnace itself).

Noun

neas m (genitive singular nis)

  1. (literary) moulding block
Declension
Derived terms

Adjective

neas (comparative neise)

  1. Alternative form of deas (near, close; convenient)

Further reading

  • "neas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • 2 nes(s)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Latin

Verb

neās

  1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of neō

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish nes, ness (weasel).

Noun

neas f (genitive singular nise or neasa, plural neasan)

  1. weasel
  2. stoat, ermine
  3. ferret

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • 1 nes(s)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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