aighearach

== Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Middle Irish aerach (“airy, pleasant; light-hearted, gay, frivolous”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.ɪə.rəx/ === Adjective === aighearach exulting, joyous, gay, happy, glad, mirthful, festive, light-hearted, lively odd òglach aighearach ― an odd fellow ==== Synonyms ==== (lively): beò ==== Related terms ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “aighearach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN MacLennan, Malcolm (1925), A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aerach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language