"yair" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /jɛː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /jɛɹ/ [General-American], /jeːɹ/ [Scotland], /jeː/ [General-Australian], /ˈjeə/ [New-Zealand] (note: without the cheer–chair merger), /ˈjiə/ (note: New Zealand, cheer–chair merger), /ˈjɜː(ɹ)/ (note: Lancashire, fair–fur merger) Forms: yairs [plural], yare [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: From Northern Middle English yare, from Old English *ġear (in mylenġear). Compare yard. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm-nor|yare}} Northern Middle English yare, {{inh|en|ang|*ġear}} Old English *ġear Head templates: {{en-noun}} yair (plural yairs)
  1. (Northern England, Scotland) An enclosure for catching salmon as the tide ebbs. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland Categories (topical): Fishing

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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        "An enclosure for catching salmon as the tide ebbs."
      ],
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        "(Northern England, Scotland) An enclosure for catching salmon as the tide ebbs."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northern-England",
        "Scotland"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jeːɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jeː/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjeə/",
      "note": "without the cheer–chair merger",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjiə/",
      "note": "New Zealand, cheer–chair merger"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjɜː(ɹ)/",
      "note": "Lancashire, fair–fur merger"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "yare"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "year (cheer–chair merger)"
    }
  ],
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}
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Northern Middle English yare, from Old English *ġear (in mylenġear). Compare yard.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "yairs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yare",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "English terms inherited from Old English",
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        "Rhymes:English/ɛə(ɹ)",
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        "Scottish English",
        "en:Fishing"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An enclosure for catching salmon as the tide ebbs."
      ],
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        "(Northern England, Scotland) An enclosure for catching salmon as the tide ebbs."
      ],
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        "Northern-England",
        "Scotland"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jeːɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jeː/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjeə/",
      "note": "without the cheer–chair merger",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjiə/",
      "note": "New Zealand, cheer–chair merger"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjɜː(ɹ)/",
      "note": "Lancashire, fair–fur merger"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "yare"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "year (cheer–chair merger)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yair"
}

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