ceas

See also: Ceas

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /casˠ/

Etymology 1

Noun

ceas m (genitive singular ceasa)

  1. surfeit
  2. excess
  3. oppression, sorrow
  4. (literary) lethargy, inertia; debility
Declension
Declension of ceas

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative ceas
Vocative a cheas
Genitive ceasa
Dative ceas

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an ceas
Genitive an cheasa
Dative leis an gceas

don cheas

Etymology 2

Noun

ceas f (genitive singular cise, nominative plural ciseanna)

  1. Alternative form of cis (“wicker container; basket, crate; plaited or crossed twigs as support for causeway”)
Declension
Declension of ceas

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ceas ciseanna
Vocative a cheas a chiseanna
Genitive cise ciseanna
Dative ceas ciseanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cheas na ciseanna
Genitive na cise na gciseanna
Dative leis an gceas

don cheas

 leis na ciseanna

Mutation
Irish mutation
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

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

  1. dispute; quarrel
  2. contention; strife
  3. chiding; rebuke; reproof

Declension
Declension of ceas (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ċēas ċēasa, ċēase
accusative ċēase ċēasa, ċēase
genitive ċēase ċēasa
dative ċēase ċēasum

Derived terms
  • beċēasan
  • orċēas
  • unċēas
  • 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)

  1. hour
  2. clock, watch

Declension
declension of ceas
singular plural
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

See also
  • orologiu
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