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deas

See also: DEAs, de-aș, and déas

English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdiːəs/, /ˈdeɪəs/

Noun

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deas (plural deases)

  1. (Scotland) Alternative form of dais.
    • 1823, [Walter Scott], “The Man-at-Arms”, in Quentin Durward. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC, page 109:
      I could never think of a King but what I supposed him sitting under the high deas, and feasting amid his high vassals and Paladins, eating blanc-manger, with a great gold crown upon his head, or else charging at the head of his troops like Charlemagne in the romaunts, or like Robert Bruce or William Wallace in our own true histories.

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Galician

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Verb

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deas

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of dar

Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish dess (“right-hand; south; right”)[1] (compare Scottish Gaelic deas, Manx jiass) from Proto-Celtic *dexswos (compare Cornish dyghow, Welsh deau), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱswós, from *deḱs- (“right-hand side”). Cognate with Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰 (taihswa) and Ancient Greek δεξιός (dexiós).

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Adverb

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deas

  2. (to the) south, southerly

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  • This word refers only to the ultimate destination of movement (i.e., “to the south”).

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Irish adverbs of direction and position
point of reference motion toward stationary
position at		 stationary position
on the indicated side		 motion from
above, up suas thuas lastuas anuas
below, down síos thíos laistíos aníos
east soir thoir lastoir anoir
west/back siar thiar laistiar aniar
north ó thuaidh thuaidh lastuaidh aduaidh
south ó dheas theas laisteas aneas
northeast soir ó thuaidh thoir thuaidh — anoir aduaidh
northwest siar ó thuaidh thiar thuaidh — aniar aduaidh
southeast soir ó dheas thoir theas — anoir aneas
southwest siar ó dheas thiar theas — aniar aneas
over there sall thall lastall anall
over here — — — anonn
inside isteach istigh laistigh —
outside amach amuigh lasmuigh —

Adjective

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deas (genitive singular masculine deis, genitive singular feminine deise, plural deasa, comparative deise)

  2. right, right-hand (opposite of left)

Declension

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Declension of deas
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative deas dheas deasa;
dheasa2
vocative dheis deasa
genitive deise deasa deas
dative deas;
dheas1 		dheas;
dheis (archaic) 		deasa;
dheasa2
Comparative níos deise
Superlative is deise

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

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Adjective

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deas (comparative deise)

  2. (used predicatively) near, close; convenient [with do ‘to’]

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deas (genitive singular masculine deas, genitive singular feminine deise, plural deasa, comparative deise)

  2. right, correct (opposite of wrong)
  4. nice
  6. pretty
  7. honest
  8. straight

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In the senses “nice” and “pretty”, this adjective takes the adverbial construction go deas when used predicatively after a form of bí:

  • Tá an crann seo go deas.
    This tree is nice/pretty.

Declension

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Declension of deas
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative deas dheas deasa;
dheasa2
vocative dheas deasa
genitive deise deasa deas
dative deas;
dheas1 		dheas deasa;
dheasa2
Comparative níos deise
Superlative is deise

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of deas
radical lenition eclipsis
deas dheas ndeas

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dess”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 303, page 153
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 76
  4. ^ Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925), Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt [Pronunciation of Northern Irish]‎[1] (in Irish), Béal Feirste [Belfast]: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], section 46, page 21
  5. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959), Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 540, page 208; reprinted 1979
  6. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 205.4, page 97

Further reading

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  • A. Palandri, Ú. Bhreathnach, M. Měchura, G. Ó Cleircín, and B. Ó Raghallaigh, (2026), “deas”, in Taisce Chanúintí na Gaeilge - Repository of Irish Dialects‎[3] (in Irish and English), Dublin City University
  • “deas”, in Foclóir Nua Gaeilge (in Irish), Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “deas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 321; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “deas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Latin

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Noun

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deās

  1. accusative plural of dea

Scottish Gaelic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish dess (“right-hand; south; right, just; convenient, agreeable”),[9] from Proto-Celtic *dexswos, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱswo-, from *deḱs- (“right-hand side”).

Adjective

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deas (comparative nas deise, superlative as deise)

  1. ready, prepared, accomplished
  2. right, right-hand
  3. adroit, dexterous, skillful, expert
  4. trim, spruce
  5. erect
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Noun

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deas f (genitive singular deise, plural deasan)

  1. south
    Antonym: tuath
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compass points:  [edit]

iar-thuath tuath ear-thuath
iar   ear
iar-dheas deas ear-dheas

Adjective

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deas (comparative nas deise, superlative as deise)

  1. southern, south

Etymology 2

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Verb

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deas

  1. remain, abide

References

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  1. ^ Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 152
  2. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[2], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 225
  4. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 51
  5. ^ Scouller, Alastair (2017), The Gaelic Dialect of Colonsay (PhD thesis), Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, pages 160, 350, 381
  6. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 27
  7. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, pages 69, 123
  8. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 106
  9. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dess”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “deas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

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Noun

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deas f pl

  1. plural of dea
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