leas

See also: léas, leaš, -leas, and leas-

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -iːz

Noun

leas

plural of lea

Anagrams

ELAS, Elsa, LAEs, SEAL, Sale, Seal, Sela, ales, lase, sale, seal

Galician

Verb

leas

second-person singular present subjunctive of ler

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish less (“benefit, profit”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /l̠ʲasˠ/
(Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /l̠ʲæsˠ/

Noun

leas m (genitive singular leasa)

Declension

Declension of leas

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	leas
Vocative	a leas
Genitive	leasa
Dative	leas

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an leas
Genitive	an leasa
Dative	leis an leas don leas

Synonyms

(interest): sainleas
(benefit): sochar, tairbhe, buntáiste

Derived terms

féinleas (“self-interest”)
leasaigh (“to amend, reform, improve; to cure, preserve, dress, curry; to dress, manure, fertilize”)
leasmhar (“interested”)

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *lausaz (“loose, free, vacant”). Akin to Old Norse lauss, German los (“loose, free”). More at -less, loose

Adjective

leas

false, untrue
devoid of, free from
bereft of; without

Noun

lēas n

falsehood, lie
mistake

Declension

Declension of leas (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lēas	lēas
accusative	lēas	lēas
genitive	lēases	lēasa
dative	lēase	lēasum

Derived terms

lēasian (“to lie”)
lēasettan (“to pretend”)
lēasere
lēascræft (“deceit, art of lying”)
lēaslīċ

Descendants

English: -less, lease, leasing

Etymology 2

see leah

Noun

leas

plural of leah

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

leas m

benefit, advantage

Spanish

Verb

leas

Informal second-person singular (tú) negative imperative form of leer.
Informal second-person singular (tú) present subjunctive form of leer.

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