àird
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish aird f (“peak, point; point of the compass, quarter, direction”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
àird f (genitive singular àirde, plural àirdean)
- (geography) height, high place
- point (of a compass), direction
- lean sinn air an àird 160° ― we followed a bearing of 160°
- cridhe na h-àird a tuath ― true north (literally, “heart of the direction of north”)
- a thàinig o dhiofar àirdean ― that came from different directions
- point, promontory
Declension edit
Declension of àird (class IIb feminine noun)
Indefinite | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | àird | àirdean |
Genitive | àirde | àirdean |
Dative | àird | àirdean; àirdibh* |
Definite | ||
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | (an) àird | (na) h-àirdean |
Genitive | (na) h-àirde | (nan) àirdean |
Dative | (an) àird | (na) h-àirdean; h-àirdibh* |
Vocative | (a) àird | (a) àirdean |
*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century
Synonyms edit
- (promontory): rubha
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “àird”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aird”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language