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Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish stiúir,[1] borrowed from Old Norse stýri (“rudder, helm”), from Proto-Germanic *stiuriją.[2]
Noun
stiúir f (genitive singular stiúrach, nominative plural stiúracha)
- (nautical) rudder
- direction, control
- set, inclination, posture
- aggressive attitude
Declension
Verb
stiúir (present analytic stiúrann, future analytic stiúrfaidh, verbal noun stiúradh, past participle stiúrtha)
- (nautical) steer
- guide, direct, control
Conjugation
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “stiúir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Greene, D. (1976) “The influence of Scandinavian on Irish”, in Bo Almqvist and David Greene, editors, Proceedings of the Seventh Viking Congress, Dublin 15–21 August 1973, Dundalk: Dundalgan Press, pages 75–82
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “stiúir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “stiúir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “stiúir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025