stuagh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• stuadh

Etymology 1

From Old Irish stúag. Compare Irish stua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̪t̪uəɣ/

Noun

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̪t̪uə/

Verb

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

1. approximate, approach
2. suggest, put to