stuagh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

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
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