ceas
See also: Ceas
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /casˠ/
Noun
ceas m (genitive singular ceasa)
- surfeit
- excess
- oppression, sorrow
- (literary) lethargy, inertia; debility
Declension
Declension of ceas
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article:
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Noun
ceas f (genitive singular cise, nominative plural ciseanna)
- Alternative form of cis (“wicker container; basket, crate; plaited or crossed twigs as support for causeway”)
Declension
Declension of ceas
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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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
- "ceas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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): /ˈt͡ʃæːɑs/
Noun
ċēas f
- dispute; quarrel
- contention; strife
- chiding; rebuke; reproof
Declension
Declension of ceas (strong ō-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
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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
Romanian
Etymology
From a Slavic language; compare Common Slavic *časъ (“time”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
ceas n (plural ceasuri)
- hour
- clock, watch
Declension
declension of ceas
singular | plural | |||
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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
See also
- orologiu