léas

See also: Appendix:Variations of "leas"

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /l̠ʲeːsˠ/
  • Homophone: leigheas (Ulster)

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish lés (“light, radiance”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸlenstus. Possibly influenced by Old Norse ljós.

Noun

léas m (genitive singular léis, nominative plural léasacha)

  1. ray of light; light, radiance; beam, streak (of light); gleam, glimmer
  2. weal, welt; red spot, blister
Declension
Declension of léas

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative léas léasacha
Vocative a léis a léasacha
Genitive léis léasacha
Dative léas léasacha

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an léas na léasacha
Genitive an léis na léasacha
Dative leis an léas

don léas

 leis na léasacha
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish léas, from Middle English, from Anglo-Norman lesser, laisier (“to let, let go”), from Medieval Latin lassō (“let, let go”).

Noun

léas m (genitive singular léasa, nominative plural léasanna)

  1. lease
Declension
Declension of léas

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative léas léasanna
Vocative a léas a léasanna
Genitive léasa léasanna
Dative léas léasanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an léas na léasanna
Genitive an léasa na léasanna
Dative leis an léas

don léas

 leis na léasanna

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

léas f (genitive singular léise, nominative plural léasa)

  1. Alternative form of dias (“ear of corn; spike; point; scion”)
  2. (agriculture) cornstalk (with ear)
  3. wisp of straw
Declension
Declension of léas

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative léas léasa
Vocative a léas a léasa
Genitive léise léas
Dative léas léasa

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an léas na léasa
Genitive na léise na léas
Dative leis an léas

don léas

 leis na léasa

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

léas (present analytic léasann, future analytic léasfaidh, verbal noun léasadh, past participle léasta)

  1. (transitive) welt; thrash, flog
Conjugation
conjugation of léas (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present léasaim léasann tú;
léasair†		 léasann sé, sí léasaimid léasann sibh léasann siad;
léasaid†		 a léasann; a léasas léastar
past léas mé; léasas léas tú; léasais léas sé, sí léasamar; léas muid léas sibh; léasabhair léas siad; léasadar a léas /
ar léas*		 léasadh
past habitual léasainn léastá léasadh sé, sí léasaimis; léasadh muid léasadh sibh léasaidís; léasadh siad a léasadh /
a léasadh*		 léastaí
future léasfaidh mé;
léasfad		 léasfaidh tú;
léasfair†		 léasfaidh sé, sí léasfaimid;
léasfaidh muid		 léasfaidh sibh léasfaidh siad;
léasfaid†		 a léasfaidh; a léasfas léasfar
conditional léasfainn léasfá léasfadh sé, sí léasfaimis; léasfadh muid léasfadh sibh léasfaidís; léasfadh siad a léasfadh /
a léasfadh*		 léasfaí
subjunctive present go léasa mé;
go léasad†		 go léasa tú;
go léasair†		 go léasa sé, sí go léasaimid;
go léasa muid		 go léasa sibh go léasa siad;
go léasaid†		 — go léastar
past dá léasainn dá léastá dá léasadh sé, sí dá léasaimis;
dá léasadh muid		 dá léasadh sibh dá léasaidís;
dá léasadh siad		 — dá léastaí
imperative léasaim léas léasadh sé, sí léasaimis léasaigí;
léasaidh†		 léasaidís — léastar
verbal noun léasadh
past participle léasta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

léas

  1. inflection of léigh:
    1. relative present indicative
    2. first-person singular past indicative
Alternative forms
  • léigheas (obsolete)

Further reading
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