aeráid
Irish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Compare aer (“air”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /eːˈɾˠɑːdʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈeːɾˠɑːdʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈeːɾˠædʲ/
Noun
aeráid f (genitive singular aeráide, nominative plural aeráidí)
- (weather) climate
- Synonyms: aer, clíoma
- flightiness, airy notion
Declension
Declension of aeráid
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- aeráideach (“climatic”, adjective)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aeráid | n-aeráid | haeráid | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aeráid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “aeráid” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “aeráid” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.