airis

Gothic

Romanization

airis

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐍃

Irish

Verb

airis

1. second-person singular past indicative dependent of air

Verb

airis (verbal noun airiseamh)

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

Mutation

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

References

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

Latgalian

Noun

airis f pl

1. swing (swing seat)

Latvian

Airis

Etymology

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 aĩrė.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [āīɾis]

• Audio:

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Noun

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

Declension

Declension of airis (2nd declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	airis	airi
accusative (akuzatīvs)	airi	airus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	aira	airu
dative (datīvs)	airim	airiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	airi	airiem
locative (lokatīvs)	airī	airos
vocative (vokatīvs)	airi	airi

Related terms

• airēt, airēšana, airētājs, airētāja

Lithuanian

Airis

Noun

aĩris m (plural aĩriai, feminine aĩrė) stress pattern 2

1. Irishman (man from Ireland)

Declension

Declension of aĩris

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	aĩris	aĩriai
genitive (kilmininkas)	aĩrio	aĩrių
dative (naudininkas)	aĩriui	aĩriams
accusative (galininkas)	aĩrį	airiùs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	airiù	aĩriais
locative (vietininkas)	aĩryje	aĩriuose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	aĩri	aĩriai

Related terms

• Airija
• airiškas