neasa

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish nessa, from Proto-Celtic *nessos. === Adjective === neasa nearer, closer next ==== Usage notes ==== Used as a suppletive comparative for gar and fogas, alongside gaire and foisce respectively. ==== Derived terms ==== neas (“near”) (by back-formation) === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “neasa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Scottish Gaelic == === Noun === neasa f genitive singular of neas