stiúir

See also: stiùir

Irish

Etymology

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

Noun

stiúir f (genitive singular stiúrach, nominative plural stiúracha)

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

Declension

Verb

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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