staca

See also: stáca

Irish

Etymology

From English stack, from Middle English stak, from Old Norse stakkr, from Proto-Germanic *stakkaz. Doublet of stáca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsˠt̪ˠakə/

Noun

staca m (genitive singular staca, nominative plural stacaí)

1. (geology) stack (coastal landform), sea stack

Declension

Declension of staca (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative staca stacaí vocative a staca a stacaí genitive staca stacaí dative staca stacaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an staca na stacaí genitive an staca na stacaí dative leis an staca don staca leis na stacaí

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall, Ua Maoileoin, Pádraig (1991) “staca”, in An Foclóir Beag (in Irish), Dublin: An Gúm
• “staca”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “staca”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Latin

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stakô (“a stake”), either via Gothic *𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 (*staka) or Frankish *staka. See stake.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsta.ka/, [ˈs̠t̪äkä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsta.ka/, [ˈst̪äːkä]

Noun

staca f (genitive stacae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin) a stake

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	staca	stacae
genitive	stacae	stacārum
dative	stacae	stacīs
accusative	stacam	stacās
ablative	stacā	stacīs
vocative	staca	stacae

Derived terms

• stacamentum
• stacata
• stacō

Descendants

• Old French: estache, estake, estage
  • Middle French: estache, estaque
    • French: estache, estaque
  • Norman: étac (Guernesiais)
  • → Middle English: stache, stage
• Iberian:
  • Aragonese: estaca
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: estaca
    • Galician: estaca
    • Portuguese: estaca
  • Spanish: estaca
• Italian: stacca
• Old Occitan: estaca
  • Catalan: estaca
  • Occitan: estaca

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stakô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɑ.kɑ/

Noun

staca m

1. stake

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	staca	stacan
accusative	stacan	stacan
genitive	stacan	stacena
dative	stacan	stacum

Descendants

• Middle English: stake, staak, stack, stak
  • English: stake
  • Scots: stak, staik
  • → Irish: stáca, staic