stuach
Irish
Etymology
From stua (“arch, arc”) + -ach.
Adjective
stuach (genitive singular masculine stuach, genitive singular feminine stuaiche, plural stuacha, comparative stuaiche)
- (architecture) arched, arching, arcaded, vaulted
- Synonym: stuamhar
Declension
Declension of stuach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | stuach | stuach | stuacha | |
| Vocative | stuach | stuacha | ||
| Genitive | stuaiche | stuacha | stuach | |
| Dative | stuach | stuach; stuach (archaic) | stuacha | |
| Comparative | níos stuaiche | |||
| Superlative | is stuaiche | |||
Derived terms
- bealach stuach (“archway”)
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “stuach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “stuach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “stuach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.