airted

airt

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [airt; Scot. eyrt]
- /ɛərt; Scot. eɪrt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [airt; Scot. eyrt]
- /ɛərt; Scot. eɪrt/

Definitions of airted word

noun airted a direction. 1
verb with object airted to point out the way; direct; guide. 1
verb airted simple past tense and past participle of airt. 0

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Origin of airted

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 Airted

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Airted

airted 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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airted usage trend in Literature

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