neas

== Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈneas/ Rhymes: -eas Syllabification: ne‧as === Verb === neas present of nei == Irish == === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /nʲasˠ/ (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /n̠ʲasˠ/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Irish nes, ness m (“wooden mould”). ==== Noun ==== neas m (genitive singular nis) (literary) moulding block ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== neas gabhann (“smith's (clay) furnace”) === Etymology 2 === Back-formation from neasa (“nearer”), reinforced by homophony with i ndeas (“near”); compare neas-. ==== Adjective ==== neas (comparative neasa or neise) (Ulster) near, close Synonym: deas === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “neas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 515 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “neas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈne.aːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnɛː.as] === Verb === neās second-person singular present active subjunctive of neō == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish nes, ness (“weasel”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɲĩs̪/ === Noun === neas f (genitive singular nise or neasa, plural neasan) weasel stoat, ermine ferret ==== Derived terms ==== neas bheag (“least weasel”) neas mhòr (“stoat, ermine”) === References === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “neas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 nes(s)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language