stuacach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From stuaic +‎ -ach.

Adjective

stuacach (genitive singular masculine stuacaigh, genitive singular feminine stuacaí, plural stuacacha, comparative stuacaí)

  1. sulky, huffy, in a huff, bad-tempered
  2. obstinate, stubborn
  3. peaked (having a peak or peaks)
  4. upturned (of horns)
  5. standing straight up, bristly (of hair)

Declension

Declension of stuacach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative stuacach stuacach stuacacha
vocative stuacaigh stuacacha
genitive stuacaí stuacacha stuacach
dative stuacach stuacach;
stuacaigh (archaic)
stuacacha
Comparative níos stuacaí
Superlative is stuacaí

References

  1. ^ stuacach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

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