airt
English
Etymology
From Scots airt
Verb
airt (third-person singular simple present airts, present participle airting, simple past and past participle airted)
- (Scotland) To guide; to direct.
Anagrams
- Atri, Rati, Rita, tiar
Irish
Noun
airt
- inflection of art:
- vocative and genitive singular
- nominative and dative plural
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
airt | n-airt | hairt | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eɪrt/, /ɛrt/
Etymology 1
From northern Middle English art.
Noun
airt (plural airts)
- quarter of the compass
- direction, area
Verb
airt (third-person singular present airts, present participle airtin, past airtit, past participle airtit)
- (transitive) to guide, direct
- (intransitive) to direct one's way; to make for
Etymology 2
From early Middle English art, from Old French art, from Latin art, ars.
Noun
airt (plural airts)
- art
- skill
References
- The Dictionary of the Scots Language