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stèidh

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Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse stæða (to establish). Compare Orcadian steeth (foundation) and steethe (to found).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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stèidh f (genitive singular stèidhe, plural stèidhean)

  1. foundation, basis
  2. term

Derived terms

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  • ath-stèidhich (re-establish, restore, verb)
  • stèidhich (establish, found, find (determine an issue in law), verb)

Verb

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stèidh (past stèidh, future stèidhidh, verbal noun stèidheadh, past participle stèidhte)

  1. establish, found, set up
    stèidhte air fianaisevidence-based, based on evidence
  2. build
    stèidh mòinebuild a peat stack

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutation of stèidh
radical lenition
stèidh unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “stèidh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “stèidh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[2], Stirling, →ISBN