stoth

See also: stoþ, stoð, stóð, stöð, and stǫð

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈst̪ˠɞh/

Etymology 1

From stoith (“to pull, pluck”).

Alternative forms

• stath (obsolete)

Noun

stoth m (genitive singular stoith or stotha, nominative plural stothanna)

1. tuft (bunch of feathers, grass or hair)

   Synonyms: dos, tom

2. mop (head of hair)

   stoth gruaige ― mop or tuft of hair

Declension

Declension of stoth (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative stoth stothanna vocative a stoith a stothanna genitive stoith stothanna dative stoth stothanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an stoth na stothanna genitive an stoith na stothanna dative leis an stoth don stoth leis na stothanna

Alternative declension:

Declension of stoth (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative stoth stothanna vocative a stoth a stothanna genitive stotha stothanna dative stoth stothanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an stoth na stothanna genitive an stotha na stothanna dative leis an stoth don stoth leis na stothanna

Derived terms

• stothach
• stothaire
• stothall
• stothallach
• stothallóg
• stothóg

Etymology 2

Noun

stoth m (genitive singular stotha, nominative plural stothanna)

1. Alternative form of stagh (“(nautical) stay”)

Declension

Declension of stoth (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative stoth stothanna vocative a stoth a stothanna genitive stotha stothanna dative stoth stothanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an stoth na stothanna genitive an stotha na stothanna dative leis an stoth don stoth leis na stothanna

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “stoṫ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 695
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “stoth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN