léas

== Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /l̠ʲeːsˠ/ Homophone: leigheas (Ulster) === Etymology 1 === From Middle Irish lés (“light, radiance”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸlenstus. Possibly influenced by Old Norse ljós. ==== Noun ==== léas m (genitive singular léis, nominative plural léasacha) ray of light; light, radiance; beam, streak (of light); gleam, glimmer weal, welt; red spot, blister ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== spéirléas === Etymology 2 === From Middle Irish léas, from Middle English, from Anglo-Norman lesser, laisier (“to let, let go”), from Medieval Latin lassō (“let, let go”). ==== Noun ==== léas m (genitive singular léasa, nominative plural léasanna) lease ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 3 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== léas f (genitive singular léise, nominative plural léasa) alternative form of dias (“ear of corn”) (agriculture) cornstalk (with ear) wisp of straw ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 4 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Verb ==== léas (present analytic léasann, future analytic léasfaidh, verbal noun léasadh, past participle léasta) (transitive) welt; thrash, flog ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 5 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== léas inflection of léigh: relative present indicative first-person singular past indicative ===== Alternative forms ===== léigheas (obsolete) === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “léas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN