geas

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From the Irish geis.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

geas

  1. (Gaelic mythology) A vow or obligation placed upon a person.
  2. A curse.
  3. A mystical compulsion.

Quotations [edit]

  • 1980 - Stephen Donaldson, The Wounded Land, page 162, The memory came upon him like a geas, overwhelming his revulsion, numbing his heart.

Anagrams [edit]

Irish [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [ɟasˠ]

Noun [edit]

geas f (genitive geise, nominative plural geasa)

  1. Alternative form of geis.

Scottish Gaelic [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ɡɛʃ/

Noun [edit]

geas f (genitive geis or geasa, plural geasan)

  1. enchantment, sorcery

Derived terms [edit]

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