English Explanatory Dictionary

ayr

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. father
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of air (especially when referring to the form of music).
name
  1. A town in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3321).
  2. A river in East Ayrshire council area and South Ayrshire council area, Scotland, which runs into the Firth of Clyde at the town.
  3. A town in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.
  4. A village and township in Adams County, Nebraska, United States.
  5. A minor city in Cass County, North Dakota, United States.
  6. A township in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  7. A community in North Dumfries township, Waterloo Regional County Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

Pronunciation

/eɾ/ /eɹ/ /ɛə/ /ɛː/ âr /ɛɚ/ /ɛɹ/

Word forms

ayr

Etymology

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

Derived words

Ayrshire Heads of Ayr Mount Ayr Newton-on-Ayr Point of Ayr
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