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neas

1. present of nei

From Old Irish nes, ness m (“wooden mould for shaping a smith's clay furnace or oven; the clay furnace itself”).

neas m (genitive singular nis)

1. (literary) moulding block

• neas gabhann (“smith's (clay) furnace”)

neas (comparative neise)

1. Alternative form of deas (“near, close; convenient”)

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “neas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 nes(s)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

neās

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of neō

From Old Irish nes, ness (“weasel”).

neas f (genitive singular nise or neasa, plural neasan)

1. weasel
2. stoat, ermine
3. ferret

• neas bheag (“least weasel”)
• neas mhòr (“stoat, ermine”)

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “neas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 nes(s)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language