Scottish Gaelic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Irish stúag. Compare Irish stua.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

stuagh f (genitive singular stuaigh, plural stuaghan)

  1. large wave, swell, breaker, billow
  2. arch, pillar, column
  3. gable, wall of a house
  4. forcefulness
  5. pinnacle, summit

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

stuagh (past stuagh, future stuaghaidh, verbal noun stuaghadh)

  1. approximate, approach
  2. suggest, put to