aer

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Ambonese Malay

Etymology

From Malay air.

Noun

aer

  1. water

References

  • D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998) Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia‎, Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Breton

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr).

Pronunciation

Noun

aer f (plural aerioù)

  1. air

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *airo, from Proto-Germanic *airō. Cognate with Finnish airo.

Noun

aer (genitive aeru, partitive aeru)

  1. paddle

Declension

Declension of aer (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative aer aerud
accusative nom.
gen. aeru
genitive aerude
partitive aeru aere
aerusid
illative aeru
aerusse 		aerudesse
aeresse
inessive aerus aerudes
aeres
elative aerust aerudest
aerest
allative aerule aerudele
aerele
adessive aerul aerudel
aerel
ablative aerult aerudelt
aerelt
translative aeruks aerudeks
aereks
terminative aeruni aerudeni
essive aeruna aerudena
abessive aeruta aerudeta
comitative aeruga aerudega

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish aer, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr).

Pronunciation

Noun

aer m (genitive singular aeir, nominative plural aeir)

  1. air
  2. sky
  3. (weather) climate
  4. gaiety, pleasure
  5. (music) air, tune

Declension

Declension of aer

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative aer aeir
Vocative a aeir a aera
Genitive aeir aer
Dative aer aeir

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-aer na haeir
Genitive an aeir na n-aer
Dative leis an aer

don aer

leis na haeir

Synonyms

Derived terms

Noun

aer m (genitive singular aeir)

  1. wonder

Declension

Declension of aer

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative aer
Vocative a aeir
Genitive aeir
Dative aer

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an t-aer
Genitive an aeir
Dative leis an aer

don aer

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aer n-aer haer t-aer
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aer”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 95
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 35

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr, “air”).

Pronunciation

Noun

āēr m or f (genitive āeris or āeros); third declension

  1. air
  2. the lower atmosphere

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, variant with nominative singular in -ēr).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative āēr āerēs
āera
Genitive āeris
āeros 		āerum
Dative āerī āeribus
Accusative āera
āerem 		āerēs
āera
Ablative āere āeribus
Vocative āēr āerēs

Descendants

References

  • “aer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • aer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Malay

Noun

aer (informal 1st possessive aerku, 2nd possessive aermu, 3rd possessive aernya)

  1. (Medan) alternative spelling of air (“water”)

Manado Malay

Etymology

From Malay air.

Noun

aer

  1. water

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish aer, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr).

Pronunciation

Noun

aer f

  1. sky
  2. air

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *ār, from Proto-West Germanic *ahaʀ.

Noun

âer f

  1. ear (of corn, grain etc.)
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *arn, from Proto-Germanic *arô.

Noun

āer m

  1. eagle
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr).

Pronunciation

Noun

aer m (genitive aeir, nominative plural aeir)

  1. air
  2. sky

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative aer aerL aeirL
Vocative aeir aerL aeruH
Accusative aerN aerL aeruH
Genitive aeirL aer aerN
Dative aerL aeraib aeraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
aer unchanged n-aer
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

First attested in 1624–1625.

Pronunciation

Noun

aer m animacy unattested

  1. Middle Polish form of aeria

Declension

Attested forms of aer
singular plural
nominative aer —
genitive aeru —
dative — —
accusative — —
instrumental — —
locative — —
vocative — —

References

  • Danuta Lankiewicz (12.02.2021) “AER”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin āēr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

aer n (plural aere)

  1. air

Declension

Declension of aer
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) aer aerul (niște) aere aerele
genitive/dative (unui) aer aerului (unor) aere aerelor
vocative aerule aerelor

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

Scots

Etymology 1

Noun

aer (plural aers)

  1. Shetland form of air (“small quantity”)

References

Etymology 2

Noun

aer (plural aers)

  1. Shetland form of air (“oar”)

References

Etymology 3

Noun

aer (plural aers)

  1. Shetland form of air (“beach”)

References

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin habeō.

Verb

aer

  1. to have

See also

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From English air, from Old French air, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr).

Noun

aer m (uncountable)

  1. air
    Synonym: awyr

Etymology 2

From Middle English heir, from Anglo-Norman eir, heir, from Latin hērēs.

Noun

aer m (plural aerion or aeron)

  1. heir
    Synonym: etifedd
Derived terms

aeres (“heiress”)

Etymology 3

From Old Welsh hair, from Proto-Brythonic *aɨr, from Proto-Celtic *agrom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵro- (“hunt”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵro- (“drive”). Doublet of amaeth (“agriculture”). Cognate with Irish ár, Manx haar, Scottish Gaelic àr.

Noun

aer f (plural aerau or aeroedd)

  1. (obsolete) battle
    Synonym: brwydr
  2. (obsolete) slaughter, carnage
    Synonyms: cyflafan, lladdfa

Etymology 4

Verb

aer

  1. (literary) impersonal imperative of mynd
    Synonym: eler

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
aer unchanged unchanged haer
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “aer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Zealandic

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hâer, from Old Dutch hār, from Proto-West Germanic *hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą.

Noun

aer n (plural )

  1. hair

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