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* Macedonian: {{t|mk|во́здух|m}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|во́здух|m}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|udara}}, {{t|ms|hawa}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|udara}}, {{t|ms|hawa}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|hau takiwā }}
* Maori: {{t|mi|hau takiwā}}
* Navajo: {{t|nv|níłchʼi}}
* Navajo: {{t|nv|níłchʼi}}
* Norman: {{t|nrf|air|m}}
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* Karelian: {{t|krl|ilma}}
* Karelian: {{t|krl|ilma}}
* Kashubian: {{t|csb|lëft|m}}
* Kashubian: {{t|csb|lëft|m}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|ауа|sc=Cyrl}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|ауа|sc=Cyrl}}
* Khakas: {{t|kjh|кии|sc=Cyrl}}
* Khakas: {{t|kjh|кии|sc=Cyrl}}
* Khmer: {{t+|km|អាកាស|tr=aakaah|sc=Khmr}}
* Khmer: {{t+|km|អាកាស|tr=aakaah|sc=Khmr}}

Revision as of 22:42, 25 September 2016

See also: áir, -air, 'air, air., and àir.

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Middle English air, eir (“gas, atmosphere”), from Anglo-Norman aeir, eyer, Old French aire, eir, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “wind, atmosphere”). Displaced native Middle English luft, lift (“air”) (from Old English lyft (“air, atmosphere”)), Middle English loft (“air, upper region”) (from Old Norse lopt (“air, sky, loft”)). More at lift, loft.

Pronunciation

Noun

air (countable and uncountable, plural airs)

  1. (uncountable, historical, astrology, alchemy, sciences) The atmospheric substance above the surface of the earth which animals breathe, formerly considered to be a single substance, one of the four basic elements of ancient philosophy and one of the five basic elements of several Eastern traditions.
  2. (uncountable, physics, meteorology) That substance, now understood as the mixture of gases constituting the earth's atmosphere.
    The karate instructor said "air is the one thing you can't go five minutes without; when you spar, you have to remember to breathe."
  3. (usually with the) The apparently open space above the ground; the mass of this substance around the earth.
    The flock of birds took to the air.
    There was a tension in the air which made me suspect an approaching storm.
  4. A breeze; a gentle wind.
  5. A feeling or sense.
    to give it an air of artistry and sophistication
    • November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
      Smalling’s quick one-two of yellow cards towards the end of the first half had left an air of inevitability about what would follow and, if anything, it was probably a surprise that City restricted themselves to Sergio Agüero’s goal bearing in mind another of United’s defenders, Marcos Rojo, was taken off on a stretcher early in the second half with a dislocated shoulder.
    • 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
      The girl stooped to pluck a rose, and as she bent over it, her profile was clearly outlined. She held the flower to her face with a long-drawn inhalation, then went up the steps, crossed the piazza, opened the door without knocking, and entered the house with the air of one thoroughly at home.
  6. A sense of poise, graciousness, or quality.
    • 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, Volume I, Chapter 4:
      "He is very plain, undoubtedly--remarkably plain:--but that is nothing compared with his entire want of gentility. I had no right to expect much, and I did not expect much; but I had no idea that he could be so very clownish, so totally without air. I had imagined him, I confess, a degree or two nearer gentility."
  7. (usually in the plural) Pretension; snobbishness; pretence that one is better than others.
    putting on airs
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  8. (music) A song, especially a solo; an aria.
    • 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 18:
      "If I," said Mr. Collins, "were so fortunate as to be able to sing, I should have great pleasure, I am sure, in obliging the company with an air; for I consider music as a very innocent diversion, and perfectly compatible with the profession of a clergyman […] "
  9. (informal) Nothing; absence of anything.
  10. An air conditioner or the processed air it produces. Can be a mass noun or a count noun depending on context; similar to hair.
    Could you turn on the air?
    Hey, did you mean to leave the airs on all week while you were on vacation?
  11. (obsolete, chemistry) Any specific gas.
  12. (snowboarding, skateboarding, motor sports) A jump in which one becomes airborne.

Synonyms

Derived terms

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Related terms

Translations

Verb

air (third-person singular simple present airs, present participle airing, simple past and past participle aired)

  1. To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.
  2. To let fresh air into a room or a building, to ventilate.
    It's getting quite stuffy in this room: let's open the windows and air it.
  3. To discuss varying viewpoints on a given topic.
    • 1917, National Geographic, v.31, March 1917:
      Thus, in spite of all opposition, the rural and urban assemblies retained the germ of local government, and in spite of the dual control, as the result of which much of their influence was nullified, they did have a certain value in airing abuses and suggesting improvements.
  4. To broadcast, as with a television show.

Derived terms

Translations

Statistics

Anagrams

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Cornish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

air m

  1. air

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

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Noun

air m (plural airs, diminutive airtje n)

  1. air (pretension)

French

Etymology

From Latin āēr.

Pronunciation

Noun

air m (plural airs)

  1. air (gases of the atmosphere)
  2. tune, aria
  3. appearance
  4. air (pretension)

Related terms

Anagrams

External links

Gothic

Romanization

air

  1. (deprecated template usage) Romanization of 𐌰𐌹𐍂

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id
air

Etymology

From Malay air, from Proto-Malayic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Pronunciation

(deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA(key): /a.ʔɪr/

Noun

air (first-person possessive airku, second-person possessive airmu, third-person possessive airnya)

  1. water (clear liquid H₂O)
  2. water (mineral water)
  3. water (one of the four elements in alchemy)
  4. water (one of the five basic elements in some other theories)

Derived terms

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish airid (“ploughs, tills”).

Pronunciation

Verb

air (present analytic aireann, future analytic airfidh, verbal noun ar, past participle airthe)

  1. (literary, transitive, intransitive) plough
Conjugation
conjugation of air (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present airim aireann tú;
airir† 		aireann sé, sí airimid aireann sibh aireann siad;
airid† 		a aireann; a aireas /
a n-aireann*; a n-aireas* 		airtear
past d'air mé; d'aireas /
air mé‡; aireas‡ 		d'air tú; d'airis /
air tú; airis‡ 		d'air sé, sí /
air sé, sí‡ 		d'aireamar; d'air muid /
aireamar; air muid‡ 		d'air sibh; d'aireabhair /
air sibh;
aireabhair‡ 		d'air siad; d'aireadar /
air siad; aireadar‡ 		a d'air /
ar air* 		aireadh;
haireadh†
past habitual d'airinn /
airinn‡; n-airinn‡‡ 		d'airteá /
airteá‡; n-airteᇇ 		d'aireadh sé, sí /
aireadh sé, sí‡; n-aireadh sé, s퇇 		d'airimis; d'aireadh muid /
airimis; aireadh muid‡; n-airimis‡‡; n-aireadh muid‡‡ 		d'aireadh sibh /
aireadh sibh‡; n-aireadh sibh‡‡ 		d'airidís; d'aireadh siad /
airidís; aireadh siad‡; n-airidís‡‡; n-aireadh siad‡‡ 		a d'aireadh /
a n-aireadh* 		d'airtí /
airtí‡; n-airt퇇
future airfidh mé;
airfead 		airfidh tú;
airfir† 		airfidh sé, sí airfimid;
airfidh muid 		airfidh sibh airfidh siad;
airfid† 		a airfidh; a airfeas /
a n-airfidh*; a n-airfeas* 		airfear
conditional d'airfinn / airfinn‡; n-airfinn‡‡ d'airfeá / airfeá‡; n-airfeᇇ d'airfeadh sé, sí / airfeadh sé, sí‡; n-airfeadh sé, s퇇 d'airfimis; d'airfeadh muid / airfimis‡; airfeadh muid‡; n-airfimis‡‡; n-airfeadh muid‡‡ d'airfeadh sibh / airfeadh sibh‡; n-airfeadh sibh‡‡ d'airfidís; d'airfeadh siad / airfidís‡; airfeadh siad‡; n-airfidís‡‡; n-airfeadh siad‡‡ a d'airfeadh /
a n-airfeadh* 		d'airfí / airfí‡; n-airf퇇
subjunctive present go n-aire mé;
go n-airead† 		go n-aire tú;
go n-airir† 		go n-aire sé, sí go n-airimid;
go n-aire muid 		go n-aire sibh go n-aire siad;
go n-airid† 		— go n-airtear
past dá n-airinn dá n-airteá dá n-aireadh sé, sí dá n-airimis;
dá n-aireadh muid 		dá n-aireadh sibh dá n-airidís;
dá n-aireadh siad 		— dá n-airtí
imperative airim air aireadh sé, sí airimis airigí;
airidh† 		airidís — airtear
verbal noun ar
past participle airthe

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)

Noun

air m

  1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) genitive singular of ar

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Pronoun

air (emphatic airsean)

  1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) third-person singular masculine of ar (on him, on it m)

Mutation

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

References

Malay

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ms
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FWOTD – 26 October 2013

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

air (Jawi spelling اءير)

  1. water (liquid H2O)
    • 2012, Faridah Abdul Rashid, Research on the Early Malay Doctors : 1900-1957 : Malaya and Singapore [1]
      loji rawatan air
      water treatment plant

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: air

References

  • Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Norman

Etymology

From Latin āēr.

Noun

air m (plural airs)

  1. air (mixture of gases that make up the earth's atmosphere)

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Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin āēr.

Noun

air oblique singular, m (oblique plural airs, nominative singular airs, nominative plural air)

  1. air (mixture of gases that make up the earth's atmosphere)

Pohnpeian

Pronunciation

Verb

air

  1. (transitive) to strip off, as when stripping insulation off a wire
  2. (transitive) to wipe off a ropelike object by drawing it through one's hand or fingers
    Air mahs keleuen.
    Please wipe the sap off the hibiscus bast.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish for (compare Irish ar), from Proto-Celtic *uɸor (compare Welsh ar), from Proto-Indo-European *upér (compare Latin super, Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér), Old English ofer).

Pronunciation

Preposition

air

  1. on, upon
    air bàrr a' bhalla ― on top of the wall
  2. of, concerning
    iomradh air do ghliocas ― a report of thy wisdom
  3. for, on account of
    air an aobhar sin ― for that reason
  4. by
    air ainm ― by name

Usage notes

  • Air combines with personal pronouns to form prepositional pronouns. See Derived forms below. Specifically for air the third-person singular masculine pronoun is identical to the uninflected preposition, hence air = on or on him.
  • The word air and its derivates are also used in many idioms:
    Dè an t-ainm a tha ort? ― What's your name? (What name is on you?)
    Tha an t-acras orm. ― I'm hungry. (The hunger is on me.)

Derived terms

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  • The following prepositional pronouns:
Personal inflection of air
Number Person Simple Emphatic
Singular 1st orm ormsa
2nd ort ortsa
3rd m air airsan
3rd f oirre oirrese
Plural 1st oirnn oirnne
2nd oirbh oirbhse
3rd orra orrasan

Pronoun

air m

  1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) third-person singular masculine of ar (on him, on it m)

See also

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “air”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Complied by Malcolm MacLennan)

Welsh

Pronunciation

Noun

air

  1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Soft mutation of gair.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gair air ngair unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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