English

Proper noun

Ayr

1. A river and a town at its estuary in Ayrshire, Scotland.
2. A village in Nebraska.
3. A village in North Dakota.
4. A town in Queensland, Australia.

Derived terms

• Ayrshire

See also

• Ayr on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• ray, Ray, ra'y, γ-ray
• yar

English

Noun

ayr

1. (Isle of Man) father
2. Alternative spelling of air (especially when referring to the form of music.)

References

• Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages by Mark Abley (2003)

Anagrams

• ray, Ray, ra'y, γ-ray, yar

Cornish

Alternative forms

• air

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eːɹ]

Noun

ayr m

1. air

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish athair, from Proto-Celtic *ɸatīr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːar/

Noun

ayr m ‎(genitive singular ayrey, plural ayraghyn)

1. father
   • Ayns thie my ayrey ta ymmodee ynnydyn beaghee.
     • In my father's house are many mansions.
   • Cur graih da'n ayr as moir eu.
     • Love your father and mother.

   Carrey my ayrey eh.‎ ― He is a friend of my father's.

   Hug mee coyrle ayrey da.‎ ― I talked to him like a father.

   Kanys ta'n ayr shen ayd?‎ ― How is that father of yours?

   Ren ad eh y vashtey ass yn ayr echey.‎ ― They christened him after his father.

   T'eh cur cooinaghtyn orrym jeh'n ayr echey.‎ ― He puts me in mind of his father.

Derived terms

• ayroil
• ayrvarroo
• shennayr