Nás
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "nas"
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Apparently from Old Irish násad (“gathering, assembly”);[1] shortened from the full names Nás Laighean (literally “assembly of Leinstermen”) and Nás na Ríogh (literally “assembly of the kings”).[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ə(n̪ˠ)ˈn̪ˠɑːsˠ/ (full form An Nás with the definite article)
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ə(n̪ˠ)ˈn̪ˠaːsˠ/ (full form An Nás with the definite article)
Proper noun[edit]
an Nás m (genitive an Náis)
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 násad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ “History of Naas Town”, in NaasTown.com[1], 2024 March 6 (last accessed), archived from the original on 14 July 2011