ayr

Etymology

From the Manx.

Noun

ayr Homophones: air, ere, Ayr, heir

1. (Isle of Man) father
2. Alternative spelling of air (especially when referring to the form of music.)

References

• Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages by Mark Abley (2003)

Anagrams

• -ary, Ary, RYA, Ray, ra'y, ray, rya, yar, γ ray, γ-ray

Alternative forms

• air

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eːɹ]

Noun

ayr m

1. air

Etymology

From Old Irish athair, from Proto-Celtic *ɸatīr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːar/

Noun

ayr m (genitive singular ayrey, plural ayraghyn)

1. father
   • Ayns thie my ayrey ta ymmodee ynnydyn beaghee.
     • In my father's house are many mansions.
   • Cur graih da'n ayr as moir eu.
     • Love your father and mother.

   Carrey my ayrey eh. ― He is a friend of my father's.

   Hug mee coyrle ayrey da. ― I talked to him like a father.

   Kanys ta'n ayr shen ayd? ― How is that father of yours?

   Ren ad eh y vashtey ass yn ayr echey. ― They christened him after his father.

   T'eh cur cooinaghtyn orrym jeh'n ayr echey. ― He puts me in mind of his father.