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Webster 1913 Edition
Stail
Stail
(stāl)
, Noun.
A handle, as of a mop; a stale.
[Eng.]
Definition 2024
stail
stail
Irish
Etymology
Borrowing from English stallion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sˠt̪ˠalʲ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /sˠt̪ˠælʲ/
Noun
stail f (genitive singular staile, nominative plural staileanna)
Declension
Declension of stail
Second declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plural: staltracha (Cois Fharraige)
Usage notes
Despite the meaning, this noun is feminine and is referred back to using the feminine pronoun sí.