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geises

geises is the plural of geis.

Meaning of geis

Noun

geis (plural geises or geasa)

  1. Synonym of geas (“a mystical injunction: a prohibition, or obligation/compulsion”).
    • [In] 36a we read that there was (19) a geis upon ships to leave the 'port' of Athens till someone had defeated Atalanta in a running race. The nature and function of the geis that lay upon objects appears to better advantage, however, in one of the stories about Ailill Dock-Ear.1933, John Revell Reinhard, The Survival of Geis in Mediaeval Romance, page 58
    Synonyms:
    geas

Proper noun capitalized: Geises

Geises

  1. (plural) plural of Geise

Questions about geises

What is geises the plural of?
Geises is the plural of geis.
What part of speech is geises?
Geises is a proper noun.

Words near geises in the dictionary

  1. Geisen
  2. Geisenheimer
  3. Geisenheimers
  4. Geisens
  5. Geiseric
  6. geises
  7. geish
  8. geisha
  9. geisha ball
  10. geisha balls
  11. geishas

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