aeráid

Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *aɸer-iɸo-s. Compare aer (“air”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /eːˈɾˠɑːdʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈeːɾˠɑːdʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈeːɾˠædʲ/

Noun

aeráid f (genitive singular aeráide, nominative plural aeráidí)

1. (weather) climate

   Synonyms: aer, clíoma

2. flightiness, airy notion

Declension

Declension of aeráid (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative aeráid aeráidí vocative a aeráid a aeráidí genitive aeráide aeráidí dative aeráid aeráidí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an aeráid na haeráidí genitive na haeráide na n-aeráidí dative leis an aeráid don aeráid leis na haeráidí

Derived terms

• aeráideach (“climatic”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aeráid

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aeráid	n-aeráid	haeráid	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aeráid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aeráid”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “aeráid”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024