speireach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From speir (hock, hough) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Noun

speireach m (genitive singular speirigh, nominative plural speirigh)

  1. lanky, long-legged young man

Declension

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 95

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