staidhre

Irish

Noun

staidhre f (genitive singular staidhre, nominative plural staidhrí)

  1. (now nonstandard) Alternative spelling of staighre

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English steire, from Old English stǣġer (stair, staircase), from Proto-West Germanic *staigri, from Proto-Germanic *staigriz (stairs, scaffolding), from Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- (to walk, proceed, march, climb). Cognate with Irish staighre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈs̪t̪aiɾʲə/

Noun

staidhre f (genitive singular staidhre, plural staidhrichean)

  1. stair, step
  2. staircase
  3. flight (of stairs)

Derived terms

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