airt

English

Etymology

From Scots

Verb

airt (third-person singular simple present airts, present participle airting, simple past and past participle airted)

  1. (Scotland) To guide; to direct.

Anagrams

Irish

Noun

airt

  1. inflection of art:
    1. vocative and genitive singular
    2. nominative and dative plural

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
airt n-airt hairt not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scots

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɪrt/, /ɛrt/

Etymology 1

From northern Middle English art.

Noun

airt (plural airts)

  1. quarter of the compass
  2. direction, area

Verb

airt (third-person singular present airts, present participle airtin, past airtit, past participle airtit)

  1. (transitive) to guide, direct
  2. (intransitive) to direct one's way; to make for

Etymology 2

From early Middle English art, from Old French art, from Latin art, ars.

Noun

airt (plural airts)

  1. art
  2. skill

References

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