leas

See also: léas, leaš, -leas, and leas-

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːz

Noun

leas

1. plural of lea

Anagrams

• ELAS, Elsa, LAEs, SEAL, Sale, Salé, Seal, Sela, ales, lase, sale, seal

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Galician

Verb

leas

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of ler

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish less (“benefit, profit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̠ʲasˠ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /l̠ʲæsˠ/

Noun

leas m (genitive singular leasa)

1. interest
2. welfare, well-being
3. benefit

Declension

Declension of leas

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative leas Vocative a leas Genitive leasa Dative leas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an leas Genitive an leasa Dative leis an leas don leas

Synonyms

• (interest): sainleas
• (benefit): sochar, tairbhe, buntáiste

Derived terms

• féinleas (“self-interest”)
• leasaigh (“to amend, reform, improve; to cure, preserve, dress, curry; to dress, manure, fertilize”)
• leasmhar (“interested”)

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Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *lausaz (“loose, free, vacant”). Akin to Old Norse lauss, German los (“loose, free”). More at -less, loose

Adjective

leas

1. false, untrue
2. devoid of, free from
3. bereft of; without

Noun

lēas n

1. falsehood, lie
2. mistake

Declension

Declension of leas (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lēas	lēas
accusative	lēas	lēas
genitive	lēases	lēasa
dative	lēase	lēasum

Derived terms

• lēasian (“to lie”)
• lēasettan (“to pretend”)
• lēasere
• lēascræft (“deceit, art of lying”)
• lēaslīċ

Descendants

• English: -less, lease, leasing

Etymology 2

see leah

Noun

leas

1. plural of leah

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

leas m

1. benefit, advantage

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Spanish

Verb

leas

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) negative imperative form of leer.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) present subjunctive form of leer.