stalcaire

Irish

Etymology

From Middle English stalkere, assimilated to the suffix -aire.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠt̪ˠɔlˠkəɾʲə/ (as if spelled stolcaire)

Noun

stalcaire m (genitive singular stalcaire, nominative plural stalcairí)

1. stalker (person who stalks game)

Declension

Declension of stalcaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative stalcaire stalcairí Vocative a stalcaire a stalcairí Genitive stalcaire stalcairí Dative stalcaire stalcairí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an stalcaire na stalcairí Genitive an stalcaire na stalcairí Dative leis an stalcaire don stalcaire leis na stalcairí

Further reading

• “stalcaire”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “stalcaire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “stalcaire”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 691
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “stalcaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN