stail

English

Noun

stail (plural stails)

  1. (Britain, obsolete) Alternative form of stale (“a long, thin handle, as of mops, rakes, etc.”)

Anagrams

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English stallion.

Pronunciation

Noun

stail f (genitive singular staile, nominative plural staileanna)

  1. stallion

Usage notes

Despite the meaning, this noun is feminine and is referred back to using the feminine pronoun sí.

Declension

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