stalc

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

stalc m (genitive singular stailc, nominative plural stailc)

1. stiff, stodgy, thing
2. Alternative form of staic (“stake, post; stock; butt, stump”)

Declension

Declension of stalc (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative stalc stailc vocative a stailc a stalca genitive stailc stalc dative stalc stailc forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an stalc na stailc genitive an stailc na stalc dative leis an stalc don stalc leis na stailc

Alternative forms

• stalca m

Verb

stalc (present analytic stalcann, future analytic stalcfaidh, verbal noun stalcadh, past participle stalctha) (ambitransitive)

1. set, harden, stiffen
2. stodge, stuff

Conjugation

conjugation of stalc (first conjugation – A)

verbal noun	stalcadh
past participle	stalctha
tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative
present	stalcaim	stalcann tú; stalcair†	stalcann sé, sí	stalcaimid	stalcann sibh	stalcann siad; stalcaid†	a stalcann; a stalcas	stalctar
past	stalc mé; stalcas	stalc tú; stalcais	stalc sé, sí	stalcamar; stalc muid	stalc sibh; stalcabhair	stalc siad; stalcadar	a stalc / ar stalc*	stalcadh
past habitual	stalcainn	stalctá	stalcadh sé, sí	stalcaimis; stalcadh muid	stalcadh sibh	stalcaidís; stalcadh siad	a stalcadh / a stalcadh*	stalctaí
future	stalcfaidh mé; stalcfad	stalcfaidh tú; stalcfair†	stalcfaidh sé, sí	stalcfaimid; stalcfaidh muid	stalcfaidh sibh	stalcfaidh siad; stalcfaid†	a stalcfaidh; a stalcfas	stalcfar
conditional	stalcfainn	stalcfá	stalcfadh sé, sí	stalcfaimis; stalcfadh muid	stalcfadh sibh	stalcfaidís; stalcfadh siad	a stalcfadh / a stalcfadh*	stalcfaí
subjunctive
present	go stalca mé; go stalcad†	go stalca tú; go stalcair†	go stalca sé, sí	go stalcaimid; go stalca muid	go stalca sibh	go stalca siad; go stalcaid†	—	go stalctar
past	dá stalcainn	dá stalctá	dá stalcadh sé, sí	dá stalcaimis; dá stalcadh muid	dá stalcadh sibh	dá stalcaidís; dá stalcadh siad	—	dá stalctaí
imperative
–	stalcaim	stalc	stalcadh sé, sí	stalcaimis	stalcaigí; stalcaidh†	stalcaidís	—	stalctar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “stalc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN