spás

See also: Appendix:Variations of "spas"

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈspaːs]

Verb

spás

masculine singular past transgressive of spást

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish spás, from Middle English space, from Old French espace, from Latin spatium.

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /sˠpˠɑːsˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠpˠæːsˠ/

Noun

spás m (genitive singular spáis, nominative plural spásanna)

space (physical extent in two or three dimensions; area beyond atmosphere of planets; personal freedom; bounded or specific physical extent; gap between written characters, lines etc.; a gap, an empty place; piece of type used to separate words; set of points)

Declension

Declension of spás (first declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	spás	spásanna
vocative	a spáis	a spásanna
genitive	spáis	spásanna
dative	spás	spásanna

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an spás	na spásanna
genitive	an spáis	na spásanna
dative	leis an spás don spás	leis na spásanna

Derived terms

aeraspás (“aerospace”)
aerspás (“airspace”)
anspás (“gorging oneself”)
hipearspás (“hyperspace”)
spás páirceála (“parking space”)
spásáil (“space, spacing”)
spásaire (“spacer; astronaut”)
spásmhar (“spacious”, adjective)
spásúil (“spatial”, adjective)

Further reading

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “spás”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “spás”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN