English Explanatory Dictionary

aire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Obsolete spelling of air.
name
  1. A river in Yorkshire, mainly West Yorkshire, England, which flows past Leeds and gives its name to the Airedale.
name
  1. A river in northern France.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛː/

Word forms

aire aires

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Brythonic; from Proto-Celtic *is- (from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂- (“to strengthen”)) + *–arā-. However, Old Norse eyjar (“islands”) has also been suggested.

Related words

Aire Valley

Derived words

rockaire Airedale Saltaire
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