stalcaire

Irish

Etymology

From Middle English stalkere, assimilated to the suffix -aire.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠt̪ˠɔlˠkəɾʲə/[1] (as if spelled stolcaire)

Noun

stalcaire m (genitive singular stalcaire, nominative plural stalcairí)

  1. stalker (person who stalks game)

Declension

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 53

Further reading

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