staighre

Irish

Staighre

Etymology

From Middle English staire, from Old English stǣġer (“stair, staircase”), from Proto-Germanic *staigriz (“stairs, scaffolding”), from Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- (“to walk, proceed, march, climb”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsˠt̪ˠəiɾʲə/

Noun

staighre f (genitive singular staighre, nominative plural staighrí)

1. stairs (contiguous set of steps), a stairway

Declension

Declension of staighre

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative staighre staighrí Vocative a staighre a staighrí Genitive staighre staighrí Dative staighre staighrí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an staighre na staighrí Genitive na staighre na staighrí Dative leis an staighre don staighre leis na staighrí