cleas

== Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /clʲasˠ/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Irish cles (“feat”). Perhaps ultimately related to cluiche (“joke, game”). ==== Noun ==== cleas m (genitive singular clis or cleasa, nominative plural cleasa or cleasanna) trick 27 June 2015, Alan Titley, "Caimléireacht scrúdaithe", The Irish Times feat knack act ===== Declension ===== Alternative declension: ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== clis (“to jump”) === Etymology 2 === From English class. ==== Noun ==== cleas m (genitive singular cleas, nominative plural cleasanna) (derogatory) class (of persons), gang ===== Declension ===== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “cleas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 146 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cleas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “cleas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “cleas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish cles (“feat”). Perhaps ultimately related to cluich (“joke, game”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʰles/ === Noun === cleas m (genitive singular cleasa, plural cleasan) prank, joke (dated) act, feat, exploit trick, stunt, device ==== Derived terms ==== cleasachd f (“play, playing; recreation; juggling; conjuring”) cleasaich (“play”, verb) === References ===