stádas

See also: städas

Irish

Etymology

From Latin status; the d is probably taken over from staid (“state, condition”). Doublet of stad.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠt̪ˠɑːd̪ˠəsˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠt̪ˠaːd̪ˠəsˠ/

Noun

stádas m (genitive singular stádais, nominative plural stádais)

1. status

   Synonym: (archaic) ionnas

   stádas oifigiúil ― official status

Declension

Declension of stádas

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative stádas stádais Vocative a stádais a stádasa Genitive stádais stádas Dative stádas stádais

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an stádas na stádais Genitive an stádais na stádas Dative leis an stádas don stádas leis na stádais

Derived terms

• aonstádas

Further reading

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