staic

Irish

Alternative forms

staidhc, staidhce, stailc

Etymology

From Middle English stake, from Old English staca (“pin, tack, stake”), from Proto-Germanic *stakô (“stake”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“pole”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sˠt̪ˠac/

Noun

staic f (genitive singular staice, nominative plural staiceanna or staiceacha or staicí)

picket, stake, post
Synonyms: cuaille, posta
stocky, thickset person

Declension

Declension of staic

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	staic	staiceanna
Vocative	a staic	a staiceanna
Genitive	staice	staiceanna
Dative	staic	staiceanna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an staic	na staiceanna
Genitive	na staice	na staiceanna
Dative	leis an staic don staic	leis na staiceanna

Derived terms

ar staic (“fixed in position”)
déan staic de (“to petrify; nonplus”)
staic mhagaidh (“laughing stock”)

Further reading

Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “staic”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 690
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “staic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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