airidh

== Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish aire (“freeman, noble”), from Proto-Celtic *aryos (“noble”). Cognate with Irish aire (“nobleman, chief, freeman”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈarʲɪ/ === Noun === airidh f (genitive singular airidh, plural airidh) worth merit === Adjective === airidh (comparative airidhe) worthy, meritorious, deserving 'S bochd an airidh mar a thachair do Sheumas. ― It's a pity the way things turned out for James. ==== Related terms ==== airidh air (“worthy of”) airidh air farmad (“enviable”, literally “worthy of envy”) airidh air clach a chur air a' chàrn (“worthy of being remembered”)