English

Noun

deas ‎(plural deases)

1. (Scotland) Alternative form of dais

Galician

Verb

deas

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of dar
2. second-person singular negative imperative of dar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dess ‎(“right-hand; south; right, just; convenient, agreeable”), from Proto-Celtic *dexswos, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱswo-, from *deḱs- ‎(“right-hand side”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʲasˠ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /dʲæsˠ/

Adverb

deas

1. (destination) south, southerly, to the south

Usage notes

• This word refers only to the ultimate destination of movement (i.e., "to the south").

Synonyms

• aduaidh

Antonyms

• aneas

Derived terms

• ó dheas ‎(“southwards”)

See also

• deisceart (noun)
• theas (position)
• tuaisceart
• thuaidh

Adjective

deas ‎(genitive singular masculine deis, genitive singular feminine deise, plural deasa, comparative deise)

1. right, right-hand (opposite of left)

Declension

Adjective

deas ‎(comparative deise)

1. (used predicatively) near, close; convenient (~ do ‎(“to”))

Adjective

deas ‎(genitive singular masculine deas, genitive singular feminine deise, plural deasa, comparative deise)

1. right, correct (opposite of wrong)
2. nice
3. pretty
4. honest
5. straight

Usage notes

In the senses ‘nice’ and ‘pretty’, this adjective takes the adverbial construction go deas when used predicatively after a form of bí:

• Tá an crann seo go deas.‎ ― This tree is nice/pretty.

Declension

Mutation

References

• "deas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “dess” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Latin

Noun

deās

1. accusative plural of dea

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɛs/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish dess ‎(“right-hand; south; right, just; convenient, agreeable”), from Proto-Celtic *dexswos, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱswo-, from *deḱs- ‎(“right-hand side”).

Adjective

deas ‎(comparative deise)

1. ready, prepared, accomplished
2. right, right-hand
3. adroit, dexterous, skillful, expert
4. trim, spruce
5. erect

Synonyms

• (right): ceart

Antonyms

• (right): ceàrr, clì
• (adroit, dexterous): mì-dheas, aindeas

Derived terms

Noun

deas f ‎(genitive singular deise, plural deasan)

1. south

Antonyms

• tuath

Derived terms

• a deas

Adjective

deas ‎(comparative deise)

1. southern, south

Etymology 2

Verb

deas

1. remain, abide

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “dess” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.