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deas.

south, southerly

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adv/dʲasˠ//dʲæsˠ/[dʲæːsˠ]Cois-Fharraige

  1. south, southerly

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish dess (“right-hand; south; right”) (compare Scottish Gaelic deas, Manx jiass) from Proto-Celtic *dexswos (compare Cornish dyghow, Welsh deau), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱswós, from *deḱs- (“right-hand side”). Cognate with Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰 (taihswa) and Ancient Greek δεξιός (dexiós).

adj/dʲasˠ//dʲæsˠ/[dʲæːsˠ]Cois-Fharraige

  1. near, close; convenient

    predicative
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish dess (“right-hand; south; right”) (compare Scottish Gaelic deas, Manx jiass) from Proto-Celtic *dexswos (compare Cornish dyghow, Welsh deau), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱswós, from *deḱs- (“right-hand side”). Cognate with Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰 (taihswa) and Ancient Greek δεξιός (dexiós).

adj/dʲasˠ//dʲæsˠ/[dʲæːsˠ]Cois-Fharraige

  1. right, right-hand (opposite of left)

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish dess (“right-hand; south; right”) (compare Scottish Gaelic deas, Manx jiass) from Proto-Celtic *dexswos (compare Cornish dyghow, Welsh deau), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱswós, from *deḱs- (“right-hand side”). Cognate with Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰 (taihswa) and Ancient Greek δεξιός (dexiós).

adj/dʲasˠ//dʲæsˠ/[dʲæːsˠ]Cois-Fharraige

  1. right, correct (opposite of wrong)

  2. nice

  3. pretty

  4. honest

  5. straight

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish dess (“right-hand; south; right”) (compare Scottish Gaelic deas, Manx jiass) from Proto-Celtic *dexswos (compare Cornish dyghow, Welsh deau), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱswós, from *deḱs- (“right-hand side”). Cognate with Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰 (taihswa) and Ancient Greek δεξιός (dexiós).

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