FromOld Irishdess(“right-hand; south; right, just; convenient, agreeable”), fromProto-Celtic*dexswos, fromProto-Indo-European*deḱswo-, from*deḱs-(“right-hand side”). Cognate withIrishdeas andScottish Gaelicdeas.
jiass m (genitive singularjiass,no plural)
jiass
| Motion toward | Stationary position at | Motion from | |
|---|---|---|---|
| up | seose | heose | neose |
| down | sheese | heese | neese |
| east | shiar,my hiar | hiar | niar |
| west/back | sheear,my heear | heear | neear |
| north | my hwoaie | twoaie | twoaie |
| south | my yiass | jiass | jiass,niass |
| northeast | shiar hwoaie | hiar hwoaie | niar hwoaie |
| northwest | sheear hwoaie | heear hwoaie | neear hwoaie |
| southeast | shiar yiass | hiar yiass | niar yiass |
| southwest | sheear yiass | heear yiass | neear yiass |
| over there | noon | hoal | noal |
| over here | — | wass | — |
| inside | stiagh | sthie | — |
| outside | magh | mooie | — |