different between geish vs geis

English

Etymology

From French guiche.

Noun

geish (plural geishes)

1. (slang) The perineum.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:perineum.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???/

Etymology 1

Noun

geis

1. plural of gei

Etymology 2

From Irish geis.

Noun

geis (plural geises or geasa)

1. a solemn injunction

Anagrams

• IESG, Iges, egis, gise

Estonian

Noun

geis

1. inessive singular of gei

Irish

Alternative forms

• geas

Etymology

From Old Irish geis, from the same root as guidid (“prays”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???/

Noun

geis f (genitive singular geise, nominative plural geasa)

1. a solemn injunction, especially of a magical kind, the infringement of which led to misfortune or even death
2. a tabu, spell or prohibition

Declension

Quotations

• 1974, Gerard Stockman, The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo, Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 69:

  ná bain le geis agus ní bhainfidh geis leat

  Do not bother with superstitions and superstitions will not bother you.

Descendants

• ? English: geas

Noun

geis f sg

1. (archaic or dialectal) dative singular of geas

Mutation

References

• “geas” in Foclóir Gae?ilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• "geis" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Occitan

Noun

geis m

1. plaster (substance)

   Synonym: gip

Derived terms

• engeissar

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

geis f

1. genitive singular of geas

Mutation