stuacach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From stuaic +‎ -ach.

Adjective

stuacach (genitive singular masculine stuacaigh, genitive singular feminine stuacaí, plural stuacacha, comparative stuacaí)

  1. sulky, huffy, in a huff, bad-tempered
  2. obstinate, stubborn
  3. peaked (having a peak or peaks)
  4. upturned (of horns)
  5. standing straight up, bristly (of hair)

Declension
Declension of stuacach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative stuacach stuacach stuacacha
Vocative stuacaigh stuacacha
Genitive stuacaí stuacacha stuacach
Dative stuacach stuacach;
stuacaigh (archaic)		 stuacacha
Comparative níos stuacaí
Superlative is stuacaí

References
  1. “stuacach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

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