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, aels, 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /læ͜ɑːs/

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

lēas (comparative lēasra, superlative lēasost)

1. false, untrue

   lēasspell ― lie, fiction, false statement, fable

   lēasġewita ― a false witness

   lēascræft ― false art, pseudo-art

2. devoid of, free from
3. bereft of; without
4. vain, worthless

   lēasōleċung ― empty or vain flattery

Declension

Declension of lēas — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lēas	lēas	lēas
Accusative	lēasne	lēase	lēas
Genitive	lēases	lēasre	lēases
Dative	lēasum	lēasre	lēasum
Instrumental	lēase	lēasre	lēase
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lēase	lēasa, lēase	lēas
Accusative	lēase	lēasa, lēase	lēas
Genitive	lēasra	lēasra	lēasra
Dative	lēasum	lēasum	lēasum
Instrumental	lēasum	lēasum	lēasum

Declension of lēas — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lēasa	lēase	lēase
Accusative	lēasan	lēasan	lēase
Genitive	lēasan	lēasan	lēasan
Dative	lēasan	lēasan	lēasan
Instrumental	lēasan	lēasan	lēasan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lēasan	lēasan	lēasan
Accusative	lēasan	lēasan	lēasan
Genitive	lēasra, lēasena	lēasra, lēasena	lēasra, lēasena
Dative	lēasum	lēasum	lēasum
Instrumental	lēasum	lēasum	lēasum

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 lēah.

Noun

lēas

1. plural of lēah

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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.