stócach

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠt̪ˠoːkəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠt̪ˠɔːka(x)/

Noun

stócach m (genitive singular stócaigh, nominative plural stócaigh)

1. young (unmarried) man; full-grown youth
2. boyfriend

   Synonym: buachaill

3. go-between (of match-making)
4. pole, mast

Declension

Declension of stócach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative stócach stócaigh Vocative a stócaigh a stócacha Genitive stócaigh stócach Dative stócach stócaigh

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

Derived terms

• glas-stócach m (“callow youth; half-grown boy”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “stócach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “stócach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “stócach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.