acair

== Old Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡəɾʲ/ (Blasse) [ˈa.ɡɪɾʲ] (Griffith) [ˈa.ɡɨɾʲ] === Verb === acair second-person singular imperative of ad·gair === Verb === ·acair third-person singular present indicative prototonic of ad·gair === Mutation === == Scottish Gaelic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaxkɪɾʲ/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Irish ancaire, accaire, from Latin ancora and Old Norse akkeri. ==== Noun ==== acair f (genitive singular acrach, plural acraichean) (nautical) anchor stone (originally one used as an anchor) handscrew (architecture) stone to hold the thatch of a house in place ==== Further reading ==== Edward Dwelly (1911), “acair”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 ancaire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== acair f (genitive singular acrach, plural acraichean) alternative form of acaire (“acre”) (agriculture) small stack of corn on field ==== Further reading ==== Edward Dwelly (1911), “acair”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN === Mutation ===