Irish word

stop

to stop

verbmasculine/sˠt̪ˠɔpˠ/

stop means “to stop” in Irish and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /sˠt̪ˠɔpˠ/.

stop in context

Stop sé ag léamh leabhar.

He stopped reading a book.

Nuair a chuaigh Mary isteach sa seomra, stop Jack ag caint go tobann.

When Mary entered the room, Jack suddenly stopped talking.

Ní raibh mé in ann stop a chur Tom.

I couldn't stop Tom.

Stop an bhean agus d'fhéach sí air.

The woman stopped and looked at him.

Stop an cluiche i lár na himeartha.

The game stopped in the middle of the play.

Daily routines

is (identity)

níl

is not

oscail

open

bí

to be

cuir

to put

déan

dóigh

to burn

faigh

get

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