leas
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -iːz
Noun[edit]
leas
Anagrams[edit]
Galician[edit]
Verb[edit]
leas
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish less (“benefit, profit”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /l̠ʲasˠ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /l̠ʲæsˠ/
Noun[edit]
leas m (genitive singular leasa)
Declension[edit]
Declension of leas
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- féinleas (“self-interest”)
- leasaigh (“to amend, reform, improve; to cure, preserve, dress, curry; to dress, manure, fertilize”)
- leasmhar (“interested”)
Old English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *lausaz (“loose, free, vacant”). Akin to Old Norse lauss, German los (“loose, free”). More at -less, loose
Adjective[edit]
leas
- false, untrue
- devoid of, free from
- bereft of; without
Noun[edit]
lēas n
- falsehood, lie
- mistake
Declension[edit]
Declension of leas (strong a-stem)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
see leah
Noun[edit]
leas
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Noun[edit]
leas m
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
leas
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