Irish

Noun

cleas m ‎(genitive singular clis, nominative plural cleasa)

1. trick
   • 27 June 2015, Alan Titley, "Caimléireacht scrúdaithe", The Irish Times

     Is é an cleas is fearr, gan amhras, ná go mbeadh an obair déanta, ...‎

     The best trick, of course, is that the work is done,...

2. feat
3. knack
4. act

Declension

Derived terms

• cleasach ‎(“playful, tricky”)

Etymology 2

Noun

cleas m ‎(genitive singular cleas, nominative plural cleasanna)

1. (pejorative) class (of persons), gang

Declension

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cles ‎(“feat”).

Noun

cleas m ‎(genitive singular cleasa, plural cleasan)

1. prank, joke
2. (dated) act, feat, exploit
3. trick, stunt, device

Derived terms

• cleasachd f ‎(“play, playing; recreation; juggling; conjuring”)
• cleasaich ‎(“play”, verb)