staidéar

See also: staider

Irish

Alternative forms

• staidear, stáidéar
• stuideár, stuidéir (Munster)
• sduidéar, stuideur (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French estudier.

Noun

staidéar m (genitive singular staidéir)

1. study, act of studying
2. steadiness
3. act of staying
   • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 196:

     Pé áit no pé tír go mbeidh stuidéir air, tair chugham-sa le scéala agus is maith é do luach saothair.

     Whatever place or whatever country he stays in, come to me with the news and your remuneration will be good.

Declension

Declension of staidéar

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative staidéar Vocative a staidéir Genitive staidéir Dative staidéar

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an staidéar Genitive an staidéir Dative leis an staidéar don staidéar

Derived terms

• cás-staidéar
• halla staidéir
• saoire staidéir
• seomra staidéir
• staidéar allamuigh
• staidéar ama
• staidéar ama agus gluaiseachta
• staidéar cáis

 

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “stuidér”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “stuidéar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 698
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “staidéar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “staidéar”, in The National Terminology Database for Irish, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and Foras na Gaeilge, 2006–2024