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leas-

leas-

See also: leas, léas, leaš, and -leas

Irish

Etymology

Cognate to Welsh llys-, Breton lez-, Manx lhiass-.

Prefix

leas-

  1. step-
  2. vice-, deputy
  3. by-

Derived terms

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Old English

Prefix

lēas-

  1. false, pseudo-
    lēasspell "lie, fiction, false statement, fable"
    lēasġewita "a false witness"
    lēascræft "false art, pseudo-art"
  2. vain, empty; void
    lēasōlecung "empty or vain flattery"

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Cognate to Welsh llys-, Breton lez-, Manx lhiass-.

Prefix

leas-

  1. step-, assistant, additional

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Scottish_Gaelic_words_prefixed_with_leas-'>Scottish Gaelic words prefixed with leas-</a>

Etymology

From lēas ‎(“false, vain, void”).

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