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stuacach

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From stuaic +‎ -ach.

Adjective

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stuacach (genitive singular masculine stuacaigh, genitive singular feminine stuacaí, plural stuacacha, comparative stuacaí)

  1. sulky, huffy, in a huff, bad-tempered
  2. obstinate, stubborn
  3. peaked (having a peak or peaks)
  4. upturned (of horns)
  5. standing straight up, bristly (of hair)

Declension

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Declension of stuacach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative stuacach stuacach stuacacha
vocative stuacaigh stuacacha
genitive stuacaí stuacacha stuacach
dative stuacach stuacach;
stuacaigh (archaic)
stuacacha
Comparative níos stuacaí
Superlative is stuacaí

References

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  1. ^ stuacach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Further reading

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