stail
English
Noun
stail (plural stails)
- (Britain, obsolete) Alternative form of stale (“a long, thin handle, as of mops, rakes, etc.”)
Anagrams
- A list, A-list, Talsi, alist, itals, laits, litas, silat, tails
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from English stallion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sˠt̪ˠalʲ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /sˠt̪ˠælʲ/
Noun
stail f (genitive singular staile, nominative plural staileanna)
- stallion
Usage notes
Despite the meaning, this noun is feminine and is referred back to using the feminine pronoun sí.
Declension
Declension of stail
Second declension
Bare forms
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- Alternative plural: staltracha (Cois Fharraige)