Meanings
nouneyas (plural eyases or eyasses)
plural eyases · plural eyasses · alternative eyass
- A young hawk or falcon in the nest, or that has not yet fledged, especially one that will be trained for falconry.
Synonyms: eyasmusket
- figurativelySomething diminutive and immature or untrained.
Are we to suppose the following lines of Plautus to have been delivered by an "eyas?"
1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 234
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA young hawk or falcon in the nest, or that has not yet fledged, especially one that will be trained for falconry.
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Origin
Rebracketing of a nyas as an eyas.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch nesteling
- nestelinghawk
French fauconneau
- fauconneauhawk
Polish maiż
- maiżhawk
Russian соколёнок
- соколёнок (sokoljónok)hawk
Spanish halconcillo
- halconcillohawk
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with eyas
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Cite this entry
APA
eyas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyas
MLA
“eyas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyas. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eyas,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyas.
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