staidhre

Irish

Noun

staidhre f (genitive singular staidhre, nominative plural staidhrí)

1. (now nonstandard) Alternative spelling of staighre

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• staidhir

Etymology

From Middle English steire, from Old English stǣġer (“stair, staircase”), from Proto-West Germanic *staigri, from Proto-Germanic *staigriz (“stairs, scaffolding”), from Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- (“to walk, proceed, march, climb”). Cognate with Irish staighre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs̪t̪aiɾʲə/

Noun

staidhre f (genitive singular staidhre, plural staidhrichean)

1. stair, step
2. staircase
3. flight (of stairs)

Derived terms

• stairsneach