staighre

== Irish == === Alternative forms === sdaighre (obsolete) staidhre (nonstandard) === 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 Scottish Gaelic staidhre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsˠt̪ˠɑiɾʲə/, /ˈsˠt̪ˠaiɾʲə/ === Noun === staighre f (genitive singular staighre, nominative plural staighrí) stairs (contiguous set of steps), a stairway ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “staiġre”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 690 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “staighre”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN