air-thing

A·ïr-thing

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ah-eer thing]
- /ˈɑ ɪər θɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ah-eer thing]
- /ˈɑ ɪər θɪŋ/

Definitions of air-thing word

noun air-thing a direction. 1
verb with object air-thing to point out the way; direct; guide. 1

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Origin of air-thing

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; late Middle English (Scots) a(i)rt < Scots Gaelic àird point, quarter of the compass; cognate with Greek árdis arrowhead. The borrowing of Scots airt from Scots Gaelic àird is exact since Scots Gaelic d is totally voiceless and àird sounds like English arch

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Parts of speech for Air-thing

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Air-thing

air-thing popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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