stail

English

Noun

stail (plural stails)

1. (UK, obsolete) Alternative form of stale (“a long, thin handle, as of mops, rakes, etc.”)

Anagrams

• Itals, A list, tails, Laits, itals, ATLIs, talis, silat, laits, alist, Laist, litas, A-list, Talsi, Latis

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from English style.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stail/

Noun

stail

1. style

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English stallion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˠt̪ˠalʲ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /sˠt̪ˠælʲ/

Noun

stail f (genitive singular staile, nominative plural staileanna)

1. stallion

Usage notes

Despite the meaning, this noun is feminine and is referred back to using the feminine pronoun sí.

Declension

Declension of stail

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative stail staileanna Vocative a stail a staileanna Genitive staile staileanna Dative stail staileanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an stail na staileanna Genitive na staile na staileanna Dative leis an stail don stail leis na staileanna

• Alternative plural: staltracha (Cois Fharraige)

Malay

Etymology

From English style.

Noun

stail (Jawi spelling ستاءيل, plural stail-stail, informal 1st possessive stailku, 2nd possessive stailmu, 3rd possessive stailnya)

1. style (manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art)
2. style (particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself)

Further reading

• “stail” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English style.

Noun

stail

1. style