spuaic

Irish

Etymology

Apparently a conflation of buaic (“top, summit”) and stuaic (“pinnacle, spire; huff”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˠpˠuəc/

Noun

spuaic f (genitive singular spuaice, nominative plural spuaiceanna or spuaiceacha or spuacacha)

1. blister (bubble on the skin)
2. spire, steeple

   Synonym: stuaic

3. callus
4. pinnacle (highest point; tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain)

   Synonyms: buaic, stuaic

5. huff (expression of anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.)

   Synonym: stuaic

Declension

Declension of spuaic

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative spuaic spuaiceanna Vocative a spuaic a spuaiceanna Genitive spuaice spuaiceanna Dative spuaic spuaiceanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an spuaic na spuaiceanna Genitive na spuaice na spuaiceanna Dative leis an spuaic don spuaic leis na spuaiceanna

• Alternative plurals: spuaiceacha, spuacacha

Further reading

• “spuaic”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “búaic”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “spuaic”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 685
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “spuaic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN