stuagh

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Scottish Gaelic[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Irish stúag. Compare Irish stua.

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Noun[edit]

stuagh f (genitive singular stuaigh, plural stuaghan)

  1. large wave, swell, breaker, billow
  2. arch, pillar, column
  3. gable, wall of a house
  4. forcefulness
  5. pinnacle, summit

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

stuagh (past stuagh, future stuaghaidh, verbal noun stuaghadh)

  1. approximate, approach
  2. suggest, put to