stalc

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

stalc m (genitive singular stailc, nominative plural stailc)

1. stiff, stodgy, thing
2. Alternative form of staic (“stake, post; stock; butt, stump”)

Declension

Declension of stalc

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative stalc stailc Vocative a stailc a stalca Genitive stailc stalc Dative stalc stailc

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

Alternative forms

• stalca m

Verb

stalc (present analytic stalcann, future analytic stalcfaidh, verbal noun stalcadh, past participle stalctha) (transitive, intransitive)

1. set, harden, stiffen
2. stodge, stuff

Conjugation

conjugation of stalc (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	stalcaim	stalcann tú; stalcair†	stalcann sé, sí	stalcaimid	stalcann sibh	stalcann siad; stalcaid†	a stalcann; a stalcas	stalctar
	past	stalc mé; stalcas	stalc tú; stalcais	stalc sé, sí	stalcamar; stalc muid	stalc sibh; stalcabhair	stalc siad; stalcadar	a stalc / ar stalc*	stalcadh
	past habitual	stalcainn	stalctá	stalcadh sé, sí	stalcaimis; stalcadh muid	stalcadh sibh	stalcaidís; stalcadh siad	a stalcadh / a stalcadh*	stalctaí
future		stalcfaidh mé; stalcfad	stalcfaidh tú; stalcfair†	stalcfaidh sé, sí	stalcfaimid; stalcfaidh muid	stalcfaidh sibh	stalcfaidh siad; stalcfaid†	a stalcfaidh; a stalcfas	stalcfar
conditional		stalcfainn	stalcfá	stalcfadh sé, sí	stalcfaimis; stalcfadh muid	stalcfadh sibh	stalcfaidís; stalcfadh siad	a stalcfadh / a stalcfadh*	stalcfaí
subjunctive	present	go stalca mé; go stalcad†	go stalca tú; go stalcair†	go stalca sé, sí	go stalcaimid; go stalca muid	go stalca sibh	go stalca siad; go stalcaid†	—	go stalctar
	past	dá stalcainn	dá stalctá	dá stalcadh sé, sí	dá stalcaimis; dá stalcadh muid	dá stalcadh sibh	dá stalcaidís; dá stalcadh siad	—	dá stalctaí
imperative		stalcaim	stalc	stalcadh sé, sí	stalcaimis	stalcaigí; stalcaidh†	stalcaidís	—	stalctar
verbal noun		stalcadh
past participle		stalctha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

References

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