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geas

English

Etymology

From Irish geis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???/, /??i.??/
  • Rhymes: -??

Noun

geas (plural geasa or geases)

  1. (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.
  2. A curse.
  3. 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.

Anagrams

  • Sage, Sega, ages, sage, sega

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?as?/

Noun

geas

  1. genitive plural of geis

Noun

geas f (genitive singular geise, nominative plural geasa)

  1. Alternative form of geis

Declension

Noun

geas m

  1. 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

  1. 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)

  1. enchantment, sorcery

Derived terms

  • fo gheasaibh
  • geasachd

Mutation

See also

  • geasachd
  • draoidheachd
  • drùidheachd

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deas

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 :

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

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