ayr

English

Etymology

From the Manx.

Noun

ayr

1. (Manx) father
2. Alternative spelling of air. (Esp. when referring to the form of music.)

References

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

Anagrams

• ray, Ray, ra'y, γ-ray
• yar

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Cornish

Alternative forms

• air

Pronunciation

• IPA: [eːɹ]

Noun

ayr m

1. air

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Manx

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈeːar/

Noun

ayr m (genitive ayrey, plural ayraghyn)

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

Derived terms

• ayroil
• ayrvarroo
• shennayr