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Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish stoc, from Old English stoc, from Proto-Germanic *stukką.
Pronunciation
Noun
stoc m (genitive singular stoic, nominative plural stoic)
- trunk (of tree)
- Synonym: tamhan
- stump
- Synonyms: stumpa, scaán, grág, grágán
- (linguistics) root
- Synonym: tamhan
- (cooking) stock (broth)
- breeding stock
- Synonym: stoc síolraíochta
- livestock
- Synonym: beostoc
- (music) trumpet, bugle
- Synonyms: troimpéad, trumpa
Declension
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “stoc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 stoc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 stoc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *stukką, related to *stukkaz (“post, beam”), whence also Old High German stoc, Old Norse stokkr, Old English stocc (“stock, stump”).
Noun
stoc n
- house, dwelling; place
Declension
Strong a-stem:
Etymology 2
see stocc
Noun
stoc m
- Alternative spelling of stocc
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French stock, from English stock.
Noun
stoc n (plural stocuri)
- stockpile
Declension
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish stoc, from Old English stoc, from Proto-Germanic *stukką.
Pronunciation
Noun
stoc m (genitive singular stuic, plural stuic)
- stock, trunk (of a tree), stump (of a tree), stump
- post, pillar
- sounding horn, trumpet
- family, race, progenitors
- wealth, store, cattle, livestock, capital
- pack of cards
- cravat
- cravat stiffener
- stock of a rudder
- principal part of any wooden structure
- base of a spinning-wheel
- stock of a bagpipe
- scarf, shawl
- Synonym: sgarfa
Verb
stoc
- object, cast up
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “stoc”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 stoc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 stoc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language