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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish air(ch) (“primas, lord”), from Proto-Celtic *aryos (“noble”). Cognate with Irish aire (“nobleman, chief, freeman”).
Pronunciation
Noun
airidh f (genitive singular airidh, plural airidh)
- worth
- merit
Adjective
airidh (comparative airidhe)
- worthy, meritorious, deserving
- 'S bochd an airidh mar a thachair do Sheumas. ― It's a pity the way things turned out for James.