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Ambonese Malay
Etymology
From Malay air .
Noun
aer
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 )
air
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *airo , from Proto-Germanic *airō . Cognate with Finnish airo .
Noun
aer (genitive aeru , partitive aeru )
paddle
Synonym: mõla
Declension
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish aer , from Latin āēr ,[ 1] from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ ( āḗr ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
aer m (genitive singular aeir , nominative plural aeir )
air
sky
( weather ) climate
gaiety , pleasure
( music ) air, tune
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
Noun
aer m (genitive singular aeir )
wonder
Declension
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
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “aer ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968 ) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study , Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN , page 107 ; reprinted 1988
^ Finck, F. N. (1899 ) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 95
^ 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
air
the lower atmosphere
Declension
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, variant with nominative singular in -ēr ).
Descendants
Balkan Romance:
Italo-Romance:
Padanian:
Northern Gallo-Romance:
Franco-Provençal: êr , âr , air , are
Old French: air , aer , aïr , ar , eir , aeir , eyer , aire
Southern Gallo-Romance:
Ibero-Romance:
Insular Romance
From the metathesis (and/or femininization) of Latin āera (the Greek-type accusative) :
Dalmatian:
Italo-Romance:
Italian: aria (see there for further descendants )
Sicilian: àriu ⇒ ària
Borrowings:
→ Albanian: ajër
→ Proto-Celtic:
Proto-Brythonic:
Old Irish: aer
→ Polish: ( Middle Polish ) aer ( learned )
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 )
( Medan ) alternative spelling of air ( “ water ” )
Manado Malay
Etymology
From Malay air .
Noun
aer
water
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish aer , from Latin āēr , from Ancient Greek ἀήρ ( aḗr ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
aer f
sky
air
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch *ār , from Proto-West Germanic *ahaʀ .
Noun
âer f
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
eagle
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template .
Descendants
Further reading
“aer ”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek , 2000
Verwijs, E. , Verdam, J. (1885–1929 ) “aer (I) ”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek , The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN , page I
Verwijs, E. , Verdam, J. (1885–1929 ) “aer (II) ”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek , The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN , page II
Old Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin āēr , from Ancient Greek ἀήρ ( aḗr ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
aer m (genitive aeir , nominative plural aeir )
air
sky
Inflection
Masculine o-stem
Singular
Dual
Plural
Nominative
aer
aer L
aeir L
Vocative
aeir
aer L
aeru H
Accusative
aer N
aer L
aeru H
Genitive
aeir L
aer
aer N
Dative
aer L
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 ( pronounced with /h/ in h -prothesis environments )
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
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
Noun
aer n (plural aere )
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
See also
Scots
Etymology 1
Noun
aer (plural aers )
Shetland form of air ( “ small quantity ” )
References
Etymology 2
Noun
aer (plural aers )
Shetland form of air ( “ oar ” )
References
Etymology 3
Noun
aer (plural aers )
Shetland form of air ( “ beach ” )
References
Venetan
Etymology
From Latin habeō .
Verb
aer
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 )
air
Synonym: awyr
Etymology 2
From Middle English heir , from Anglo-Norman eir , heir , from Latin hērēs .
Noun
aer m (plural aerion or aeron )
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 )
( obsolete ) battle
Synonym: brwydr
( obsolete ) slaughter , carnage
Synonyms: cyflafan , lladdfa
Etymology 4
Verb
aer
( literary ) impersonal imperative of mynd
Synonym: eler
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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 )
hair