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

Positive	singular		plural
	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