staic

Irish

Alternative forms

• staidhc, staidhce, stailc

Etymology

From Middle English stake, from Old English staca (“pin, tack, stake”), from Proto-Germanic *stakô (“stake”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“pole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˠt̪ˠac/

Noun

staic f (genitive singular staice, nominative plural staiceanna or staiceacha or staicí)

1. picket, stake, post

   Synonyms: cuaille, posta

2. stocky, thickset person

Declension

Declension of staic

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative staic staiceanna Vocative a staic a staiceanna Genitive staice staiceanna Dative staic staiceanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an staic na staiceanna Genitive na staice na staiceanna Dative leis an staic don staic leis na staiceanna

Derived terms

• ar staic (“fixed in position”)
• déan staic de (“to petrify; nonplus”)
• staic mhagaidh (“laughing stock”)

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “staic”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 690
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “staic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN