seas

See also: Seas and seäs

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: sēz, IPA^(key): /siːz/

• Audio (US):

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• Homophones: sees, seize
• Rhymes: -iːz

Noun

seas

1. 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

1. (informal) hello, hi
2. (informal) bye, goodbye

Derived terms

• nå seas

Estonian

Etymology 1

Inessive case of siga.

Noun

seas

1. inessive singular of siga

Etymology 2

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

Postposition

seas

1. 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)

1. (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)

1. stand

Conjugation

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	seasaim	seasann tú; seasair†	seasann sé, sí	seasaimid	seasann sibh	seasann siad; seasaid†	a sheasann; a sheasas / a seasann*	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 / seastᇇ	sheasadh sé, sí / seasadh sé, s퇇	sheasaimis; sheasadh muid / seasaimis‡‡; seasadh muid‡‡	sheasadh sibh / seasadh sibh‡‡	sheasaidís; sheasadh siad / seasaidís‡‡; seasadh siad‡‡	a sheasadh / a seasadh*	sheastaí / seasta퇇
future		seasfaidh mé; seasfad	seasfaidh tú; seasfair†	seasfaidh sé, sí	seasfaimid; seasfaidh muid	seasfaidh sibh	seasfaidh siad; seasfaid†	a sheasfaidh; a sheasfas / a seasfaidh*	seasfar
conditional		sheasfainn / seasfainn‡‡	sheasfá / seasfᇇ	sheasfadh sé, sí / seasfadh sé, s퇇	sheasfaimis; sheasfadh muid / seasfaimis‡‡; seasfadh muid‡‡	sheasfadh sibh / seasfadh sibh‡‡	sheasfaidís; sheasfadh siad / seasfaidís‡‡; seasfadh siad‡‡	a sheasfadh / a seasfadh*	sheasfaí / seasfa퇇
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
	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

conjugation of seas (first conjugation – A)

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of seas

radical	lenition	eclipsis
seas	sheas after an, tseas	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*si-sta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 338
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sessaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sessaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sessmaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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

From earlier seasamh, 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

• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /ʃɛs̪/ [ʃæs̪]^[1][2]
• (Harris, Uist, Barra, Wester Ross) IPA^(key): /ʃes̪/^[3][4]

Verb

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

1. stand
2. support, back, back up
3. endure, last

   Synonym: mair

Mutation

Mutation of seas

radical	lenition
seas	sheas after "an", t-seas

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

1. Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
2. Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
3. Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
4. Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN

Further reading

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “seas”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Verb

seas

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of ser