stoth

See also: stoþ, stoð, stóð, stöð, and stǫð

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From stoith (“to pull, pluck”).

Alternative forms

Noun

stoth m (genitive singular stoith or stotha, nominative plural stothanna)

  1. tuft (bunch of feathers, grass or hair)
    Synonyms: dos, tom
  2. mop (head of hair)
    stoth gruaige ― mop or tuft of hair
Declension
Declension of stoth (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative stoth stothanna
vocative a stoith a stothanna
genitive stoith stothanna
dative stoth stothanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an stoth na stothanna
genitive an stoith na stothanna
dative leis an stoth
don stoth 		leis na stothanna

Alternative declension:

Declension of stoth (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative stoth stothanna
vocative a stoth a stothanna
genitive stotha stothanna
dative stoth stothanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an stoth na stothanna
genitive an stotha na stothanna
dative leis an stoth
don stoth 		leis na stothanna
Derived terms
  • stothach
  • stothaire
  • stothall
  • stothallach
  • stothallóg
  • stothóg

Etymology 2

Noun

stoth m (genitive singular stotha, nominative plural stothanna)

  1. alternative form of stagh (“(nautical) stay”)
Declension
Declension of stoth (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative stoth stothanna
vocative a stoth a stothanna
genitive stotha stothanna
dative stoth stothanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an stoth na stothanna
genitive an stotha na stothanna
dative leis an stoth
don stoth 		leis na stothanna

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 81

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