"neas" meaning in Irish

See neas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /nʲasˠ/ [Munster], /n̠ʲasˠ/ [Connacht, Ulster] Forms: neasa [comparative], neise [comparative]
Etymology: Back-formation from neasa (“nearer”), reinforced by homophony with i ndeas (“near”); compare neas-. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|ga|neasa|t=nearer}} Back-formation from neasa (“nearer”) Head templates: {{head|ga|adjective||{{{gsm}}}||{{{gsf}}}||{{{gsf2}}}||{{{pl}}}||{{{pl2}}}|comparative|neasa|or|neise|head=}} neas (comparative neasa or neise), {{ga-adj|comp=neasa|comp2=neise}} neas (comparative neasa or neise)
  1. (Ulster) near, close Tags: Ulster Synonyms: deas
    Sense id: en-neas-ga-adj-E7YDIq9A Categories (other): Ulster Irish, Irish back-formations, Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish back-formations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 94 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /nʲasˠ/ [Munster], /n̠ʲasˠ/ [Connacht, Ulster]
Etymology: From Old Irish nes, ness m (“wooden mould”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|nes}} Old Irish nes Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|nis||||||||-|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} neas m (genitive singular nis), {{ga-noun|m|nis|-}} neas m (genitive singular nis) Forms: nis [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], nominative [indefinite], neas [indefinite, singular], vocative [indefinite], a nis [indefinite, singular], genitive [indefinite], nis [indefinite, singular], dative [indefinite], no-table-tags [table-tags], nominative [definite], an neas [definite, singular], genitive [definite], an nis [definite, singular], dative [definite], leis an neas [definite, singular], don neas [definite, singular]
  1. (literary) moulding block Tags: literary, masculine Derived forms: neas gabhann (english: smith's (clay) furnace)
    Sense id: en-neas-ga-noun-medXxuRS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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      "form": "nis",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "dative",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/nʲasˠ/",
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      "ipa": "/n̠ʲasˠ/",
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      "form": "vocative",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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        "definite"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite"
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    {
      "form": "leis an neas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "singular"
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        "moulding block"
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      "ipa": "/n̠ʲasˠ/",
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