stairiúil

Irish

Etymology

From stair +‎ -úil.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠtˠaˈɾʲuːlʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠtˠaɾʲuːlʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠtˠaɾʲulʲ/

Adjective

stairiúil (genitive singular masculine stairiúil, genitive singular feminine stairiúla, plural stairiúla, comparative stairiúla)

1. historical, historic

   cuntas stairiúil ― historical account

2. storied

Declension

Declension of stairiúil

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	stairiúil	stairiúil	stairiúla
vocative	stairiúil		stairiúla
genitive		stairiúla	stairiúla	stairiúil
dative	stairiúil	stairiúil	stairiúla
Comparative	níos stairiúla
Superlative	is stairiúla

Derived terms

• bréagstairiúil
• láithreach stairiúil
• sochstairiúil

Further reading

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