nialas

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish nihelas, from Latin nihil (“nothing”) +‎ -as.

Numeral

nialas

1. zero

   Synonyms: neamhnídh, náid

Declension

Declension of nialas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative nialas Vocative a nialais Genitive nialais Dative nialas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an nialas Genitive an nialais Dative leis an nialas don nialas

Derived terms

• dearbhnialas (“absolute zero”)
• nialasach (“null”, adjective)

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “nihelas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language