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teas
teas
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish tess (“heat, warmth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʲasˠ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /tʲæsˠ/
Noun
teas m (genitive singular teasa)
Declension
Declension of teas
Third declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- (heat, warmth): teocht
Derived terms
- teas adamhach (“atomic heat”)
- teas folaigh (“latent heat”)
Related terms
- te (“hot, warm”, adjective)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| teas | theas | dteas |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "teas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “2 tess” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish tess (“heat, warmth”).
Noun
teas m (genitive singular teas, no plural)
- heat
- Bha iad gam blianadh fhèin anns teas na grèine. - They were basking in the heat of the sun.
Derived terms
- ain-teas
- teasachadh - heating
- teasadair - heater
- teasaich - heat (up)
- teas-mheidh - thermometer