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Irish
Etymology
From stuaic + -ach.
Adjective
stuacach (genitive singular masculine stuacaigh, genitive singular feminine stuacaí, plural stuacacha, comparative stuacaí)
- sulky, huffy, in a huff, bad-tempered
- obstinate, stubborn
- peaked (having a peak or peaks)
- upturned (of horns)
- standing straight up, bristly (of hair)
Declension
References
- ^ “stuacach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “stúacach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “stuacaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 697
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “stuacach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN