Irish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Irish glés; cognate with Scottish Gaelic gleus.

Noun edit

gléas m (genitive singular gléis, nominative plural gléasanna)

  1. device, appliance, apparatus, contraption, contrivance, instrument, machine, utensil
  2. measure (action to achieve some purpose)
  3. apparel
  4. gear (equipment, paraphernalia)
  5. (music) key
  6. (fishing) tackle
  7. (vulgar) cock, dick (penis)
  8. (vulgar, derogatory) asshole, dickhead, wanker
Declension edit
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Irish glésaid (adjusts, prepares, arranges, makes ready (for use or action)), from glés, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *glēwos (shining, clear).

Verb edit

gléas (present analytic gléasann, future analytic gléasfaidh, verbal noun gléasadh, past participle gléasta)

  1. (transitive) adjust, arrange
    1. fit out, equip
    2. dress, array
    3. prepare, make ready
Inflection edit

Etymology 3 edit

From English glaze.

Noun edit

gléas m (genitive singular gléis)

  1. (uncountable) sheen, gloss, polish
Declension edit

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gléas ghléas ngléas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit