Irish

Noun

airc f ‎(genitive singular airce)

1. greed, voracity
2. want

Declension

Alternative forms

• airceas m

Derived terms

• airceach ‎(“voracious; needy”, adjective)

Etymology 2

Noun

airc m

1. genitive singular of arc
2. nominative plural of arc

Mutation

References

• "airc" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “1 airc (‘difficulty, strait’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “2 airc (‘greed, desire’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish airc ‎(“difficulty, strait”).

Noun

airc f ‎(genitive singular airce, plural aircean)

1. destitution, distress, need, poverty, necessity

Mutations

References

• “1 airc (‘difficulty, strait’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.