seas

See also: Seas and seäs

English

Pronunciation

enPR: sēz, IPA^(key): /siːz/
Audio (US) (file)
Homophones: sees, seize
Rhymes: -iːz

Noun

seas

plural of sea

Related terms

seven seas

Anagrams

ESAs, Essa, SAEs, SASE, SSAE, ases, asse

Bavarian

Alternative forms

servus, servas

Etymology

Contraction of servas, a variant of servus, an ellipsis from the commoners’ greeting once said to feudal lords, "servus humillimus (Domine spectabilis)", in Latin meaning "(I am a) most humble servant, (O) noble lord".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈse̞ɐ̯s/
Hyphenation: seas

Interjection

seas

(informal) hello, hi
(informal) bye, goodbye

Derived terms

nå seas

Estonian

Etymology 1

Inessive case of siga.

Noun

seas

inessive singular of siga

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *segässä. Cognates include Finnish seassa and Ingrian seas.

Postposition

seas

among, amongst
Rahva seas oli palju lapsi.
There were lots of kids among the crowd.

Ingrian

Spatial inflection of *seas*
→○	illative	sekkaa
○	inessive	seas
○→	elative	seast

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sëgassa. Cognates include Finnish seassa and Estonian seas.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈseɑsːɑ/, [ˈs̠e̞ɑs̠ː]

(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈseɑs/, [ˈʃe̞ɑʒ̥]

Rhymes: -eɑsː, -eɑs

Hyphenation: se‧as

Postposition

seas (+ genitive)

(of location) amongst, in the midst of
- 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 103:
  Valkia karhu. Ellää jäin i lumiloin seas. Jahtiijaa hylkein päälle.
  White bear. Lives in the midst of ices and snows. Hunts seals.

References

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 515

Irish

Etymology

From earlier seasamh, seasaigh, seasmhaigh, denominative from the verbal noun seasamh, from Old Irish sessam, verbal noun of sissidir, from Proto-Celtic *sistati, from Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti, reduplicated present of *steh₂-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃasˠ/
(Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ʃæsˠ/

Verb

seas (present analytic seasann, future analytic seasfaidh, verbal noun seasamh, past participle seasta)

stand

Conjugation

conjugation of seas (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	seasaim	seasann tú; seasair^†	seasann sé, sí	seasaimid	seasann sibh	seasann siad; seasaid^†	a sheasann; a sheasas / a seasann; a seasas	seastar
	past	sheas mé; sheasas	sheas tú; sheasais	sheas sé, sí	sheasamar; sheas muid	sheas sibh; sheasabhair	sheas siad; sheasadar	a sheas / ar sheas*	seasadh
	past habitual	sheasainn / seasainn‡‡	sheastá / seastá‡‡	sheasadh sé, sí / seasadh sé, sí‡‡	sheasaimis; sheasadh muid / seasaimis‡‡; seasadh muid‡‡	sheasadh sibh / seasadh sibh‡‡	sheasaidís; sheasadh siad / seasaidís‡‡; seasadh siad‡‡	a sheasadh / a seasadh*	sheastaí / seastaí‡‡
future		seasfaidh mé; seasfad	seasfaidh tú; seasfair^†	seasfaidh sé, sí	seasfaimid; seasfaidh muid	seasfaidh sibh	seasfaidh siad; seasfaid^†	a sheasfaidh; a sheasfas / a seasfaidh; a seasfas	seasfar
conditional		sheasfainn / seasfainn‡‡	sheasfá / seasfá‡‡	sheasfadh sé, sí / seasfadh sé, sí‡‡	sheasfaimis; sheasfadh muid / seasfaimis‡‡; seasfadh muid‡‡	sheasfadh sibh / seasfadh sibh‡‡	sheasfaidís; sheasfadh siad / seasfaidís‡‡; seasfadh siad‡‡	a sheasfadh / a seasfadh*	sheasfaí / seasfaí‡‡
subjunctive	present	go seasa mé; go seasad^†	go seasa tú; go seasair^†	go seasa sé, sí	go seasaimid; go seasa muid	go seasa sibh	go seasa siad; go seasaid^†	—	go seastar
subjunctive	past	dá seasainn	dá seastá	dá seasadh sé, sí	dá seasaimis; dá seasadh muid	dá seasadh sibh	dá seasaidís; dá seasadh siad	—	dá seastaí
imperative		seasaim	seas	seasadh sé, sí	seasaimis	seasaigí; seasaidh^†	seasaidís	—	seastar
verbal noun		seasamh
past participle		seasta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
seas	sheas after an, tseas	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*si-sta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 338
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “sessaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “sessaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “sessmaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “sessmaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “seasuiġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 632
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Verb

seas (past sheas, future seasaidh, verbal noun seasamh, past participle seaste)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
seas	sheas after "an", t-seas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈseas/ [ˈse.as]
Rhymes: -eas
Syllabification: se‧as

Verb

seas

second-person singular present subjunctive of ser

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