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stéig

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish staíc (steak, piece of meat), from Old Norse steik. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic staoig.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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stéig f (genitive singular stéige, nominative plural stéigeacha or stéigeanna)

  1. slice (of meat, flesh); strip
  2. steak
  3. (anatomy) gut, intestine

Declension

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Declension of stéig (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative stéig stéigeacha
vocative a stéig a stéigeacha
genitive stéige stéigeacha
dative stéig stéigeacha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an stéig na stéigeacha
genitive na stéige na stéigeacha
dative leis an stéig
don stéig
leis na stéigeacha
Declension of stéig (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative stéig stéigeanna
vocative a stéig a stéigeanna
genitive stéige stéigeanna
dative stéig stéigeanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an stéig na stéigeanna
genitive na stéige na stéigeanna
dative leis an stéig
don stéig
leis na stéigeanna

Derived terms

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Further reading

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