different between geas vs deas
geas
English
Etymology
From Irish geis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???/, /??i.??/
- Rhymes: -??
Noun
geas (plural geasa or geases)
- (ancient Ireland, religion, mythology) A vow or obligation placed upon a person.
- 1992, Neil Gaiman, "Chivalry", republished in 1998, Smoke and Mirrors,
- Galaad stood up again and turned to Mrs. Whitaker. 'Gracious lady, keeper of the Holy of Holies, let me now depart this place with the Blessed Chalice, that my journeyings may be ended and my geas fulfilled.'
- 1989, Roger Zelazny, Knight of Shadows,
- It can send us where it will with a task laid upon us—a geas, if you like.
- 2003, Arthur Rowan, The Lore of the Bard: A Guide to the Celtic and Druid Mysteries, Llewellyn Worldwide, page 126,
- The geas is the last effective enchantment we shall consider. A geas is a restriction or compulsion laid upon a person by a druid or a bard. To break a geas is to forfeit one's share of luck and possibly one's life. […] Geasa are not curses, but recognitions of individual needs given to protect and help an individual succeed at life.
- 1992, Neil Gaiman, "Chivalry", republished in 1998, Smoke and Mirrors,
- A curse.
- A mystical compulsion.
- 1980, Stephen R. Donaldson, The Wounded Land, page 162,
- The memory came upon him like a geas, overwhelming his revulsion, numbing his heart.
- 2000, Ly De Angeles, Witchcraft: Theory and Practice, Llewellyn Worldwide, page 176,
- A geas is your own personal haunting by yourself! […] Kassandra, a Greek prophetess who always envisioned dreadful happenings, had a geas on her. She might have wanted to be a queen or a housewife, a warrior or a merchant, but she wasn't (even though a geas won't interfere in any of your pursuits). She became legendary for the geas that propelled her to prophesy dreadful happenings.
- 1980, Stephen R. Donaldson, The Wounded Land, page 162,
Anagrams
- Sage, Sega, ages, sage, sega
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?as?/
Noun
geas
- genitive plural of geis
Noun
geas f (genitive singular geise, nominative plural geasa)
- Alternative form of geis
Declension
Noun
geas m
- Alternative form of gás (“gas; paraffin oil”)
Mutation
Further reading
- "geas" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Northern Sami
Pronoun
geas
- locative singular of gii
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish geis, from the same root as guidid (“prays”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?es/
Noun
geas f (genitive singular geis or geasa, plural geasan)
- enchantment, sorcery
Derived terms
- fo gheasaibh
- geasachd
Mutation
See also
- geasachd
- draoidheachd
- drùidheachd
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deas
English
Noun
deas (plural deases)
- (Scotland) Alternative form of dais
Anagrams
- 'eads, AEDs, Ades, Desa, ESAD, Eads, Seda, ades, sade
Galician
Verb
deas
- second-person singular present subjunctive of dar
- 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
- (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)
- right, right-hand (opposite of left)
Declension
Derived terms
- deiseach
- deiseal
- deasóg
Adjective
deas (comparative deise)
- (used predicatively) near, close; convenient (~ do (“to”))
Adjective
deas (genitive singular masculine deas, genitive singular feminine deise, plural deasa, comparative deise)
- right, correct (opposite of wrong)
- nice
- pretty
- honest
- 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
- 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)
- ready, prepared, accomplished
- right, right-hand
- adroit, dexterous, skillful, expert
- trim, spruce
- erect
Synonyms
- (right): ceart
Antonyms
- (right): ceàrr, clì
- (adroit, dexterous): mì-dheas, aindeas
Derived terms
Noun
deas f (genitive singular deise, plural deasan)
- south
Antonyms
- tuath
Derived terms
- a deas
Adjective
deas (comparative deise)
- southern, south
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
deas
- 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
- plural of dea
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