stuach

Irish

Etymology

From stua (“arch, arc”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

stuach (genitive singular masculine stuach, genitive singular feminine stuaiche, plural stuacha, comparative stuaiche)

1. (architecture) arched, arching, arcaded, vaulted

   Synonym: stuamhar

Declension

Declension of stuach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	stuach	stuach	stuacha
Vocative	stuach		stuacha
Genitive		stuaiche	stuacha	stuach
Dative	stuach	stuach; stuach (archaic)	stuacha
Comparative	níos stuaiche
Superlative	is stuaiche

Derived terms

• bealach stuach (“archway”)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “stuach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “stuach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “stuach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024