stalc

stalc

Irish

Noun

stalc m (genitive singular stailc, nominative plural stailc)

1. stiff, stodgy, thing
2. Alternative form of staic (“stake, post; stock; butt, stump”)

Declension

Declension of stalc

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative stalc stailc Vocative a stailc a stalca Genitive stailc stalc Dative stalc stailc

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an stalc na stailc Genitive an stailc na stalc Dative leis an stalc don stalc leis na stailc

Alternative forms

• stalca m

Verb

stalc (present analytic stalcann, future analytic stalcfaidh, verbal noun stalcadh, past participle stalctha) (transitive, intransitive)

1. set, harden, stiffen
2. stodge, stuff

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	stalcaim	stalcann tú; stalcair†	stalcann sé, sí	stalcaimid	stalcann sibh	stalcann siad; stalcaid†	a stalcann; a stalcas	stalctar
	past	stalc mé; stalcas	stalc tú; stalcais	stalc sé, sí	stalcamar; stalc muid	stalc sibh; stalcabhair	stalc siad; stalcadar	a stalc / ar stalc*	stalcadh
	past habitual	stalcainn	stalctá	stalcadh sé, sí	stalcaimis; stalcadh muid	stalcadh sibh	stalcaidís; stalcadh siad	a stalcadh / ar stalcadh*	stalctaí
	future	stalcfaidh mé; stalcfad	stalcfaidh tú; stalcfair†	stalcfaidh sé, sí	stalcfaimid; stalcfaidh muid	stalcfaidh sibh	stalcfaidh siad; stalcfaid†	a stalcfaidh; a stalcfas	stalcfar
conditional		stalcfainn	stalcfá	stalcfadh sé, sí	stalcfaimis; stalcfadh muid	stalcfadh sibh	stalcfaidís; stalcfadh siad	a stalcfadh / ar stalcfadh*	stalcfaí
subjunctive	present	go stalca mé; go stalcad†	go stalca tú; go stalcair†	go stalca sé, sí	go stalcaimid; go stalca muid	go stalca sibh	go stalca siad; go stalcaid†	—	go stalctar
	past	dá stalcainn	dá stalctá	dá stalcadh sé, sí	dá stalcaimis; dá stalcadh muid	dá stalcadh sibh	dá stalcaidís; dá stalcadh siad	—	dá stalctaí
imperative		stalcaim	stalc	stalcadh sé, sí	stalcaimis	stalcaigí; stalcaidh†	stalcaidís	—	stalctar
verbal noun		stalcadh
past participle		stalctha

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

References

• "stalc" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.