eyrie

English

Alternative forms

eyry, aerie, aery

Etymology

From Old French aire or Medieval Latin aeria. Old French aire, in the sense of an eagle's nest, may have derived from Latin ager, or may less likely be related to the other senses, ultimately from Latin ārea.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɪəri, ˈʌɪri, ˈɛːri/
• (US) IPA: /ˈɛəɹ.i/

  Rhymes: -ɛəri

Noun

eyrie (plural eyries)

1. An eagle's nest.
2. Any high and remote but commanding place.

Translations

An eagle's nest

Bulgarian: орлово гнездо (bg) Dutch: adelaarsnest (nl) n. French: nid d'aigle (fr) m. German: Nest des Adlers (de)

Hungarian: sasfészek (hu) Russian: орлиное гнездо n. Spanish: aguilera (es)

Any high and remote but commanding place

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Dutch: adelaarsnest n. Finnish: kotkanpesä French: aire f.

German: Adlerhorst m., Horst m. Polish: orle adj m., gniazdo m., gniazdo orła m. Vietnamese: tổ chim đại bàng Vietnamese2020: tổ chimđạibàng