ceas

See also: Ceas

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /casˠ/

Etymology 1

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Noun

ceas m (genitive singular ceasa)

1. surfeit
2. excess
3. oppression, sorrow
4. (literary) lethargy, inertia; debility

Declension

Declension of ceas

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative ceas Vocative a cheas Genitive ceasa Dative ceas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an ceas Genitive an cheasa Dative leis an gceas don cheas

Etymology 2

Noun

ceas f (genitive singular cise, nominative plural ciseanna)

1. Alternative form of cis (“wicker container; basket, crate; plaited or crossed twigs as support for causeway”)

Declension

Declension of ceas

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ceas ciseanna Vocative a cheas a chiseanna Genitive cise ciseanna Dative ceas ciseanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an cheas na ciseanna Genitive na cise na gciseanna Dative leis an gceas don cheas leis na ciseanna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ceas	cheas	gceas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kausō (“dispute, litigation”), from Latin causa (“reason, cause, case, dispute, reproach”). Cognate with Old Frisian kāse (“lawsuit, case”), Old High German kōsa (“lawsuit, case”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃæ͜ɑːs/

Noun

ċēas f

1. dispute; quarrel
2. contention; strife
3. chiding; rebuke; reproof

Declension

Declension of ceas (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ċēas	ċēasa, ċēase
accusative	ċēase	ċēasa, ċēase
genitive	ċēase	ċēasa
dative	ċēase	ċēasum

Derived terms

• beċēasan
• orċēas
• unċēas

Related terms

• ċēast

Descendants

• Middle English: ches

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Romanian

Etymology

From a (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  language; compare Proto-Slavic *časъ (“time”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ceas n (plural ceasuri)

1. hour
2. clock, watch

Declension

Declension of ceas

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) ceas	ceasul	(niște) ceasuri	ceasurile
genitive/dative	(unui) ceas	ceasului	(unor) ceasuri	ceasurilor
vocative	ceasule		ceasurilor

Synonyms

• (hour): oră

Derived terms

• ceasuri împărătești

See also

• orologiu