See also: stiùir

Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish stiúir, borrowed from Old Norse stýri (rudder, helm), from Proto-Germanic *stiuriją.

Noun

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stiúir f (genitive singular stiúrach, nominative plural stiúracha)

  1. (nautical) rudder
  2. direction, control
  3. set, inclination, posture
  4. aggressive attitude

Declension

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Declension of stiúir (fifth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative stiúir stiúracha
vocative a stiúir a stiúracha
genitive stiúrach stiúracha
dative stiúir stiúracha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an stiúir na stiúracha
genitive na stiúrach na stiúracha
dative leis an stiúir
don stiúir
leis na stiúracha

Verb

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stiúir (present analytic stiúrann, future analytic stiúrfaidh, verbal noun stiúradh, past participle stiúrtha)

  1. (nautical) steer
  2. guide, direct, control

Conjugation

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Alternative forms

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Further reading

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