Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish stíall (strip, panel, slat, zone, border).

Noun

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stiall f (genitive singular stéille, nominative plural stiallacha)

  1. strip, slice
  2. piece, part
  3. cut, stroke, lash
  4. (literary) strip, panel
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Old Irish stíallaid (tears into strips, rends), from stíall (strip, panel, slat, zone, border).

Verb

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stiall (present analytic stiallann, future analytic stiallfaidh, verbal noun stialladh, past participle stiallta)

  1. to cut in strips
  2. to rend, tear
  3. to cut, lash, wound
  4. to make cutting remarks about, criticize
  5. to shred (of paper)
Conjugation
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