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airt

[ airt; Scots eyrt ]
/ ɛərt; Scots eɪrt /
Chiefly Scot.
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noun

a direction.

verb (used with object)

to point out the way; direct; guide.

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Also airth [airth; Scots eyrth]. /ɛərθ; Scots eɪrθ/.

Origin of airt

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

Words nearby airt

airstrip, air-superiority, air switch, air syringe, air system, airt, air taxi, air terminal, airtight, airtime, air-to-air
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British Dictionary definitions for airt

airt

airth (ɛəθ, Scottish erθ)

/ (ɛət, Scottish ert) /

noun

Scot a direction or point of the compass, esp the direction of the wind; quarter; region

Word Origin for airt

C14: from Scots Gaelic aird point of the compass, height
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