úas

See also: uas, UAs, -uas, and uas-

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ouxsos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewps-. Cognate with Ancient Greek ὕψι (húpsi) and Proto-Slavic *vysь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uːa̯s/

Preposition

úas

  1. above, over

Antonyms

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
úas unchanged n-úas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • “2 úas” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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