"airson" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

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Preposition

IPA: /ɔrˠˈs̪ɔn/ [Lewis], [ɔɽˈʂɔn] [Lewis], /ɛɾʲˈs̪ɔn/ (note: Harris, Uist), /eɾʲˈs̪ɔn/ (note: Harris, Uist), [əɾʲˈs̪ɔ̝n] (note: Barra), [eˈʂɔn] (note: Wester Ross) Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], air mo shon [first-person, singular], air mo shon-sa [emphatic, first-person, singular], air do shon [second-person, singular], air do shon-sa [emphatic, second-person, singular], air a shon [masculine, singular, third-person], air a shon-san [emphatic, masculine, singular, third-person]
Etymology: Combination of preposition air (“on/for”) and noun son (“sake”); compare Irish ar son. Before the spelling reform of the 1980s it was sometimes written as two words. Etymology templates: {{cog|ga|ar son}} Irish ar son Head templates: {{head|gd|preposition|+ genitive||||||||||||cat2=prepositions governing the genitive|head=}} airson (+ genitive), {{gd-prep|gen}} airson (+ genitive)
  1. for, for the sake of Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-airson-gd-prep-YDnTIc5y
  2. because Tags: with-genitive Synonyms (because): a chionn
    Sense id: en-airson-gd-prep-pRGu7rih Disambiguation of 'because': 0 100 0
  3. (before a verbal noun) desirous of, wanting to Tags: with-genitive
    Sense id: en-airson-gd-prep-QFJJ02id Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header, Scottish Gaelic prepositions, Scottish Gaelic prepositions governing the genitive Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 0 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 0 98 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 5 0 95 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic prepositions: 25 21 54 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic prepositions governing the genitive: 13 9 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: air sàilleabh, air sgàth, oir, ri linn, thoradh, air son Derived forms: air a shon sin Related terms: carson

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "Combination of preposition air (“on/for”) and noun son (“sake”); compare Irish ar son. Before the spelling reform of the 1980s it was sometimes written as two words.",
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    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "air mo shon",
      "source": "inflection",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "air mo shon-sa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "emphatic",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "air do shon",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "air do shon-sa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "emphatic",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "air a shon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "air a shon-san",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "emphatic",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
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        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "carson"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "english": "They are struggling for the sake of the country.",
          "text": "Tha iad a' strì airson na dùthcha.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I am much obliged to you for your letter.",
          "text": "Tha mi fada nad chomain airson do litreach.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "They are looking for a new house.",
          "text": "Tha iad a' coimhead airson taighe ùire.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "for, for the sake of"
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          "for",
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          "for the sake of"
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        "with-genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She's in bed because it's wet outside.",
          "text": "Tha i na leabaidh airson 's gu bheil i fliuch taobh a-muigh.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "because"
      ],
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          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
          "sense": "because",
          "word": "a chionn"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    },
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        },
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          "_dis": "2 0 98",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "5 0 95",
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          "_dis": "13 9 78",
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          "name": "Scottish Gaelic prepositions governing the genitive",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Do you want to leave? (literally, “Are you for leaving?”)",
          "text": "A bheil thu airson falbh?",
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        ]
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        "(before a verbal noun) desirous of, wanting to"
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ɔrˠˈs̪ɔn/",
      "tags": [
        "Lewis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɔɽˈʂɔn]",
      "tags": [
        "Lewis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛɾʲˈs̪ɔn/",
      "note": "Harris, Uist"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eɾʲˈs̪ɔn/",
      "note": "Harris, Uist"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[əɾʲˈs̪ɔ̝n]",
      "note": "Barra"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[eˈʂɔn]",
      "note": "Wester Ross"
    }
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      "word": "air sàilleabh"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "oir"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ri linn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "thoradh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "air son"
    }
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  ],
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "air mo shon",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "air mo shon-sa",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "emphatic",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "air do shon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "air a shon-san",
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        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    }
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        "11": "",
        "12": "",
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        "6": "",
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  "pos": "prep",
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      "word": "carson"
    }
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "They are struggling for the sake of the country.",
          "text": "Tha iad a' strì airson na dùthcha.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I am much obliged to you for your letter.",
          "text": "Tha mi fada nad chomain airson do litreach.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "They are looking for a new house.",
          "text": "Tha iad a' coimhead airson taighe ùire.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "for, for the sake of"
      ],
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          "for the sake of"
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        {
          "english": "She's in bed because it's wet outside.",
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          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "because"
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      ],
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          "english": "Do you want to leave? (literally, “Are you for leaving?”)",
          "text": "A bheil thu airson falbh?",
          "type": "example"
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        "desirous of, wanting to"
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        "(before a verbal noun) desirous of, wanting to"
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɔrˠˈs̪ɔn/",
      "tags": [
        "Lewis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɔɽˈʂɔn]",
      "tags": [
        "Lewis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛɾʲˈs̪ɔn/",
      "note": "Harris, Uist"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eɾʲˈs̪ɔn/",
      "note": "Harris, Uist"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[əɾʲˈs̪ɔ̝n]",
      "note": "Barra"
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      "ipa": "[eˈʂɔn]",
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    }
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    {
      "sense": "because",
      "word": "a chionn"
    },
    {
      "word": "air sàilleabh"
    },
    {
      "word": "air sgàth"
    },
    {
      "word": "oir"
    },
    {
      "word": "ri linn"
    },
    {
      "word": "thoradh"
    },
    {
      "word": "air son"
    }
  ],
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}

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