stràc

See also: strać and strąć

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Verb

stràc (past stràc, future stràcaidh, verbal noun stràcadh, past participle stràcte)

strike, thrust, beat, thrash
aim at
(historical) strike corn level with the top of a measure, by applying a rule diametrically along the brim; fill to the brim without heaping

Noun

stràc m, f (genitive singular stràic or stràice, plural stràcan)

blow, strike, thrust, stroke, thrash
(orthography) accent
crashing noise, copious eruption
(historical) quantity, the fill of any vessel
(historical) ruler to measure grain, meal or salt in a vessel, by drawing it along the brim, strickle
(historical) mower's whetstone
(dated, nautical) strake or plank of a boat
(dated) stripe

Derived terms

(accent): stràc bhrisg, stràc gheur (“acute accent”), stràc mhall, stràc throm (“grave accent”)

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