deas
Gaelic (Scots)
/t͡ʃɛs/
adj
Definitions
- ready, prepared, accomplished
- right, right-hand
- adroit, dexterous, skillful, expert
- trim, spruce
- erect
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish dess (convenient, right-hand, south, right, agreeable, just) inherited from Proto-Celtic *dexswos (right) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *deḱswo-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*deḱswo-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *deḱswo- Proto-Indo-European
- deas Irish
- de Welsh
- de-ddwyrain Welsh
- de-glicio Welsh
- de-orllewin Welsh
- deheuig Welsh
- dess Old Irish
- tess Old Irish
- aindeas Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- deas-ghnàth Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- deasaich Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- gnàth Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- mì-dheas Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- jiass Manx
- *dexsos Proto-Celtic
- *dexswos Proto-Celtic
- a-dhyghow Cornish
- dyghow Cornish
- dyghowbarth Cornish