stádas

See also: städas

Irish

Etymology

From Latin status; the d is probably taken over from staid (“state, condition”). Doublet of stad.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠt̪ˠɑːd̪ˠəsˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠt̪ˠaːd̪ˠəsˠ/

Noun

stádas m (genitive singular stádais, nominative plural stádais)

1. status

   Synonym: (archaic) ionnas

   stádas oifigiúil ― official status

Declension

Declension of stádas (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative stádas stádais vocative a stádais a stádasa genitive stádais stádas dative stádas stádais forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an stádas na stádais genitive an stádais na stádas dative leis an stádas don stádas leis na stádais

Derived terms

• aonstádas

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “stádas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN