different between deas vs dels

English

Noun

deas (plural deases)

1. (Scotland) Alternative form of dais

Anagrams

• 'eads, AEDs, Ades, Desa, ESAD, Eads, Seda, ades, sade

Galician

Verb

deas

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of dar
2. second-person singular negative imperative of dar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dess (“right-hand; south; right, just; convenient, agreeable”), from Proto-Celtic *dexswos, from Proto-Indo-European *de?swo-, from *de?s- (“right-hand side”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?as?/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /d?æs?/

Adverb

deas

1. (destination) south, southerly, to the south

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• aduaidh

Antonyms

• aneas

Derived terms

• deisiúr
• ó dheas (“southwards”)

See also

• deisceart (noun)
• theas (position)
• tuaisceart
• thuaidh

Adjective

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

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

Declension

Derived terms

• deiseach
• deiseal
• deasóg

Adjective

deas (comparative deise)

1. (used predicatively) near, close; convenient (~ do (“to”))

Adjective

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

1. right, correct (opposite of wrong)
2. nice
3. pretty
4. honest
5. straight

Usage notes

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

Declension

Mutation

References

• "deas" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “dess”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Latin

Noun

de?s

1. accusative plural of dea

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t???s/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish dess (“right-hand; south; right, just; convenient, agreeable”), from Proto-Celtic *dexswos, from Proto-Indo-European *de?swo-, from *de?s- (“right-hand side”).

Adjective

deas (comparative deise)

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

Synonyms

• (right): ceart

Antonyms

• (right): ceàrr, clì
• (adroit, dexterous): mì-dheas, aindeas

Derived terms

Noun

deas f (genitive singular deise, plural deasan)

1. south

Antonyms

• tuath

Derived terms

• a deas

Adjective

deas (comparative deise)

1. southern, south

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

deas

1. remain, abide

References

• “deas” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic–English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, ?ISBN.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “dess”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Spanish

Noun

deas f pl

1. plural of dea

English

Noun

dels

1. plural of del

Anagrams

• EDLs, ELSD, LEDs, SLED, seld, sled

Catalan

Contraction

dels

1. Contraction of de els (“of the, from the (masculine plural)”).

See also

• del

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?d?e?ls]

Etymology 1

After Middle Low German d?ls, German teils, originally a genitive singular of del (“part”) used adverbially

Adverb

dels

1. partly

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

dels c

1. indefinite genitive singular of del

Norwegian Bokmål

Conjunction

dels

1. part, partly, in part (part this, part that), both and

Derived terms

• til dels

References

• “dels” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

del +? -s, the genitive singular form of del m (“part”). The adverb is a calque of German teils, from Teils, the genitive singular form of Teil (“part”).

Adverb

dels

1. part, partly

   Synonyms: delvis, til dels

Noun

dels m

1. genitive singular of del

Derived terms

• til dels

References

• “dels” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• seld

Occitan

Contraction

dels

1. Contraction of de los.

Swedish

Pronunciation

Conjunction

dels

1. part, partly, in part (part this, part that), both and

   Den består dels av nervceller, och dels av stödjande celler som kallas gliaceller.

   It consists in part of nerve cells, and in part of supporting cells which are called glial cells.

   Vårt företag erbjuder dels enkla och robusta nivåvakter, dels mer noggranna givare för mätning och registrering.

   Our company offers both simple and robust level detectors, and also more accurate detectors for measuring and registration.

Usage notes

• The prescribed usage is "dels A, dels B", but one also often sees "dels A, men också B".

Noun

dels

1. indefinite genitive singular of del

Anagrams

• elds, leds

Volapük

Noun

dels

1. plural of del