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ayr en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

Borrowed from Manx ayr. Doublet of faeder, father, padre, pater, and père.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:Isle of Man) father
Source: en.wiktionary, “ayr” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

ayr en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of air (especially when referring to the form of music).
    alt of air
    • "But that Coyne, which is not considerable for the Matter, but for the Stamp of the place, being unable to endure change of ayr, hath its effect at home only; where also it is subject to the change of Laws, and thereby to have the value diminished, to the prejudice many times of those that have it." 1651, Thomas Hobbes, “Chapter 24”, in Leviathan: