"aerach" meaning in Irish

See aerach in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈeːɾˠəx/ [Connacht, Munster], /ˈeːɾˠa(x)/ [Ulster]
Etymology: From Middle Irish aerach (“airy, pleasant; light-hearted, gay, frivolous”); aer (“air”) + -ach. The sense ‘homosexual’ is a semantic loan from English gay. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|mga|aerach|t=airy, pleasant; light-hearted, gay, frivolous}} Middle Irish aerach (“airy, pleasant; light-hearted, gay, frivolous”), {{af|ga|aer|-ach|pos=adjective|t1=air}} aer (“air”) + -ach, {{semantic loan|ga|en|gay|nocap=1}} semantic loan from English gay Head templates: {{head|ga|adjective|genitive singular masculine|aeraigh|genitive singular feminine|aeraí||{{{gsf2}}}|plural|aeracha||{{{pl2}}}|comparative|aeraí|||head=}} aerach (genitive singular masculine aeraigh, genitive singular feminine aeraí, plural aeracha, comparative aeraí), {{ga-adj|comp=aeraí|gsf=aeraí|gsm=aeraigh|pl=~a}} aerach (genitive singular masculine aeraigh, genitive singular feminine aeraí, plural aeracha, comparative aeraí) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: aeraigh [genitive, masculine, singular], aeraí [feminine, genitive, singular], aeracha [plural], aeraí [comparative], no-table-tags [table-tags], nominative [positive], aerach [masculine, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], aerach [error-unrecognized-form], n-aerach [error-unrecognized-form], haerach [error-unrecognized-form], - [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. airy
    Sense id: en-aerach-ga-adj-QRZEcYYq
  2. lighthearted, gay; lively, frolicsome
    Sense id: en-aerach-ga-adj-Xcrk42eM Categories (other): Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach, Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach: 12 34 23 14 17 Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 2 50 21 7 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 61 21 10 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 83 11 2 5
  3. flighty, giddy
    Sense id: en-aerach-ga-adj-6ZwiHact
  4. (sexuality, LGBTQ) gay, homosexual Categories (topical): LGBTQ, Sexuality Synonyms: bán, homaighnéasach
    Sense id: en-aerach-ga-adj-UFux~4wQ Topics: lifestyle, sexuality
  5. Synonym of aerachtúil (“eerie”) Synonyms: aerachtúil [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-aerach-ga-adj-Mc1DVByk

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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            "Human behaviour",
            "Sex",
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            "Nature"
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        },
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          "word": "homaighnéasach"
        }
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        "lifestyle",
        "sexuality"
      ]
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        "Synonym of aerachtúil (“eerie”)"
      ],
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          "aerachtúil",
          "aerachtúil#Irish"
        ]
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            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
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          "word": "aerachtúil"
        }
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈeːɾˠəx/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht",
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈeːɾˠa(x)/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
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    "Irish terms derived from Middle Irish",
    "Irish terms inherited from Middle Irish",
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        {
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        }
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      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "aerach"
}

Download raw JSONL data for aerach meaning in Irish (3.7kB)

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