airidh
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish air(ch) (“primas, lord”). Cognate with Irish aire (“nobleman, chief, freeman”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /arʲɪ/
Noun
airidh f (genitive singular airidh, plural airidh)
- worth
- merit
Adjective
airidh (comparative airidhe)
- worthy, meritorious, deserving
- 'S bochd an airidh mar a thachair do Sheumas. ― It's a pity the way things turned out for James.
Related terms
- airidh air - "worthy of"
- airidh air farmad - "enviable" (lit. "worthy of envy")
- airidh air clach a chur air a' chàrn - "worthy of being remembered"