- stuaic
- ( M`A., Arms.), stuaichd ( H.S.D.), a little hill, round promontory, Irish stuaic: *s-tuag-c, from stuadh above. M`A. has the meaning "wry-neck" and sullen countenance, extreme boorishness", which is usually represented by stùic. Stokes gives the Celtic as *stoukki-, Breton stuchyaff, to feather, Lithuanian stúgti, set on high, English steep.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.