airo

See also: Airo, airó, Airò, and aíro

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *airo, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *airō (“oar”). Cognates include Estonian aer, Swedish åra. First attested in Ericus Schroderus: Lexicon Latino-Scondicum ("Latin-Scandinavian Dictionary", 1637).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯ro/, [ˈɑ̝i̯ro̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑiro
• Syllabification^(key): ai‧ro

Noun

airo

1. oar

Declension

Inflection of airo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		airo	airot
genitive		airon	airojen
partitive		airoa	airoja
illative		airoon	airoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		airo	airot
accusative	nom.	airo	airot
	gen.	airon
genitive		airon	airojen
partitive		airoa	airoja
inessive		airossa	airoissa
elative		airosta	airoista
illative		airoon	airoihin
adessive		airolla	airoilla
ablative		airolta	airoilta
allative		airolle	airoille
essive		airona	airoina
translative		airoksi	airoiksi
abessive		airotta	airoitta
instructive		—	airoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of airo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aironi aironi accusative nom. aironi aironi gen. aironi genitive aironi airojeni partitive airoani airojani inessive airossani airoissani elative airostani airoistani illative airooni airoihini adessive airollani airoillani ablative airoltani airoiltani allative airolleni airoilleni essive aironani airoinani translative airokseni airoikseni abessive airottani airoittani instructive — — comitative — airoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative airosi airosi accusative nom. airosi airosi gen. airosi genitive airosi airojesi partitive airoasi airojasi inessive airossasi airoissasi elative airostasi airoistasi illative airoosi airoihisi adessive airollasi airoillasi ablative airoltasi airoiltasi allative airollesi airoillesi essive aironasi airoinasi translative airoksesi airoiksesi abessive airottasi airoittasi instructive — — comitative — airoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative airomme airomme accusative nom. airomme airomme gen. airomme genitive airomme airojemme partitive airoamme airojamme inessive airossamme airoissamme elative airostamme airoistamme illative airoomme airoihimme adessive airollamme airoillamme ablative airoltamme airoiltamme allative airollemme airoillemme essive aironamme airoinamme translative airoksemme airoiksemme abessive airottamme airoittamme instructive — — comitative — airoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aironne aironne accusative nom. aironne aironne gen. aironne genitive aironne airojenne partitive airoanne airojanne inessive airossanne airoissanne elative airostanne airoistanne illative airoonne airoihinne adessive airollanne airoillanne ablative airoltanne airoiltanne allative airollenne airoillenne essive aironanne airoinanne translative airoksenne airoiksenne abessive airottanne airoittanne instructive — — comitative — airoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative aironsa aironsa accusative nom. aironsa aironsa gen. aironsa genitive aironsa airojensa partitive airoaan airoansa airojaan airojansa inessive airossaan airossansa airoissaan airoissansa elative airostaan airostansa airoistaan airoistansa illative airoonsa airoihinsa adessive airollaan airollansa airoillaan airoillansa ablative airoltaan airoltansa airoiltaan airoiltansa allative airolleen airollensa airoilleen airoillensa essive aironaan aironansa airoinaan airoinansa translative airokseen airoksensa airoikseen airoiksensa abessive airottaan airottansa airoittaan airoittansa instructive — — comitative — airoineen airoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• airokala
• aironhanka
• aironlapa
• aironveto
• airopari
• pariairokaksikko
• pariaironelonen
• peräairo

 

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2013). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Helsinki: Sanoma Pro OY. →ISBN.

Further reading

• “airo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• oria

Garo

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

airo

1. Wednesday

Ingrian

Airo vennees.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *airo. Cognates include Finnish airo and Estonian aer.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯ro/, [ˈɑi̯rŏ̞̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯ro/, [ˈɑi̯ro̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑi̯ro
• Hyphenation: ai‧ro

Noun

airo

1. oar, paddle
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[3], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 120:

     Soutajees taittui airo.

     The oarsman broke the oar.

Declension

Declension of airo (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	airo	airot
genitive	airon	airoin, airoloin
partitive	airoa	airoja, airoloja
illative	airoo	airoi, airoloihe
inessive	airoos	airois, airolois
elative	airost	airoist, airoloist
allative	airolle	airoille, airoloille
adessive	airool	airoil, airoloil
ablative	airolt	airoilt, airoloilt
translative	airoks	airoiks, airoloiks
essive	aironna, airoon	airoinna, airoloinna, airoin, airoloin
exessive1)	airont	airoint, airoloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 7

Japanese

Romanization

airo

1. Rōmaji transcription of あいろ

Karelian

Regional variants of airo

North Karelian (Viena)	airo
South Karelian (Tver)	airo

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *airo. Cognates include Finnish airo and Veps air.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯ro/
• Hyphenation: ai‧ro

Noun

airo (genitive airon, partitive auruo)

1. oar

Declension

Viena Karelian declension of airo (type 1/tyttö, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	airo	airot
genitive	airon	airojen
partitive	airuo	airoja
illative	airoh	airoloih
inessive	airošša	airoloissa
elative	airošta	airoloista
adessive	airolla	airoloilla
ablative	airolta	airoloilta
translative	airokši	airoloiksi
essive	airona	airoloina
comitative	—	airoloineh
abessive	airotta	airoloitta

Tver Karelian declension of airo (type 1/tyttö no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	airo	airot
genitive	airon	airoloin
partitive	airuo	airoloida
illative	airoh	airoloih
inessive	airošša	airoloissa
elative	airošta	airoloista
adessive	airolla	airoloilla
ablative	airolda	airoloilda
translative	airokši	airoloiksi
essive	airona	airoloina
comitative	aironke	airoloinke
abessive	airotta	airoloitta

Possessive forms of airo
1st person	aironi
2nd person	airoš
3rd person	airoh
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References

• P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “airo”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN
• Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “airo”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja‎^[4], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaj.ɾu/ [ˈaɪ̯.ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaj.ɾu/ [ˈaɪ̯.ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaj.ɾo/ [ˈaɪ̯.ɾo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈaj.ɾu/

Etymology 1

Noun

airo m (plural airos)

1. guillemot (any of the seabirds in the genus Uria)

   Synonym: arau

Etymology 2

Verb

airo

1. first-person singular present indicative of airar

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *airo.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯ro/, [ˈɑi̯ro]
• Rhymes: -ɑi̯ro
• Hyphenation: ai‧ro

Noun

airo

1. oar

Inflection

Declension of airo (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	airo	airod
genitive	airo	airojõ, airoi
partitive	airoa	airoitõ, airoi
illative	airosõ, airo	airoisõ
inessive	airoz	airoiz
elative	airossõ	airoissõ
allative	airolõ	airoilõ
adessive	airollõ	airoillõ
ablative	airoltõ	airoiltõ
translative	airossi	airoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “airo”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Yoruba

Aíro

Alternative forms

• aríro (Èkìtì, Owé)
• aío (Oǹdó)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.í.ɾō/, /ā.ī.ɾō/

Noun

airo or aíro

1. (Ọwọ, Eastern Akoko) chameleon

   Synonyms: ọ̀gà, agẹmọ