stócach

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠt̪ˠoːkəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠt̪ˠɔːka(x)/

Noun

stócach m (genitive singular stócaigh, nominative plural stócaigh)

1. young (unmarried) man; full-grown youth
2. boyfriend

   Synonym: buachaill

3. go-between (of match-making)
4. pole, mast

Declension

Declension of stócach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative stócach stócaigh vocative a stócaigh a stócacha genitive stócaigh stócach dative stócach stócaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an stócach na stócaigh genitive an stócaigh na stócach dative leis an stócach don stócach leis na stócaigh

Derived terms

• glas-stócach m (“callow youth; half-grown boy”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “stócach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “stócach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “stócach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025