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Definition 2024
aer-
aer-
English
Alternative forms
Prefix
aer-
- prevocalic form of aero-
Usage notes
- The ae in this prefix and in the terms it forms cannot be written as æ.
Irish
Prefix
aer-
- Alternative form of aera- (“aero-, aerial; pneumatic”)
Usage notes
Aera(i)- tends to be used in internationalisms, and does not lenite non-native morphemes; aer- tends to be used with native morphemes and morphemes that begin with vowels.
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Irish_words_prefixed_with_aer-'>Irish words prefixed with aer-</a>
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
- "aer-" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.