airis

airis

1. romanization of 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐍃

airis

1. second-person singular past indicative dependent of air

airis (verbal noun airiseamh)

1. alternative form of oiris (“stay, stop; wait, delay”)

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “airis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

airis f pl

1. swing (swing seat)

There are different hypotheses on the origin of this word. Some propose to derive it from Proto-Baltic *air-, from Proto-Indo-European *ey-, *oy- (“pole, post”) with an extra r. Others derive it from the same stem as Latvian vairīt “to avoid; to dodge,” with loss of the initial v. Others yet consider it an old borrowing from a Germanic language (cf. Old Norse ár, Old English ār, English oar, all from Proto-Germanic *airō), possibly mediated by Livonian āiraz (from Proto-Finnic *airo). Cognates include Lithuanian ai̇̃rė.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [āīɾis]

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airis m (2nd declension)

1. oar, paddle (an instrument for rowing a boat)

   divi airi ― two paddles, oars

   airu laiva ― rowboat (lit. oar boat)

   cilāt airus ― to lift the oars

   iegremdēt airus ūdenī ― to put (lit. insert) the oars in the water

   sēsties airos, pie airiem ― to sit at the oars (= to prepare for oaring, paddling)

   Griniņš ievilka airus un ļāva laivai slīdēt lēni uz priekšu ― Griniņš pulled the oars and let the book slide slowly forward

   nolicis airi, noliecos pār laivas malu un sāku raut ūdens augus ― letting go of the oar, he leaned over the boat edge and began to pluck the aquatic plants

   nosēdies airos, Pičs ar vienmērīgiem un spēcīgiem vēzieniem dzina laivu uz priekšu ― having sat at the oars, Pičs drove the boat forward with steady, strong strokes

• airēt, airēšana, airētājs, airētāja

ai̇̃ris m (plural ai̇̃riai, feminine ai̇̃rė) stress pattern 2

1. Irishman (man from Ireland)

• Airija
• airiškas