stuacach

Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

stuaiceach^[1]

Etymology edit

From stuaic +‎ -ach.

Adjective edit

stuacach (genitive singular masculine stuacaigh, genitive singular feminine stuacaí, plural stuacacha, comparative stuacaí)

sulky, huffy, in a huff, bad-tempered
obstinate, stubborn
peaked (having a peak or peaks)
upturned (of horns)
standing straight up, bristly (of hair)

Declension edit

Declension of stuacach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	stuacach	stuacach	stuacacha
Vocative	stuacaigh	stuacach	stuacacha
Genitive	stuacaigh	stuacaí	stuacacha	stuacach
Dative	stuacach	stuacach; stuacaigh (archaic)	stuacacha
Comparative	níos stuacaí
Superlative	is stuacaí

References edit

^ “stuacach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Further reading edit

Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “stuacaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 697
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “stuacach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

[1] “stuacach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

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