Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ayre

/ˈɛɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: ayre
IPA: /ˈɛɹ/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A sheading in the north of the Isle of Man.

name

noun

A narrow bar of sand or gravel formed by the sea; a sandbank.

noun

Archaic spelling of air.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"It is precisely to this—not destruction, but dissolution—(for dissolve is the poet's word) this melting into thin ayre, of the world itself, that Tooke maintains the word rack, i. e. reek, to be most- appropriate. And I think he was right in so doing."
"... Thus giues his sorrowes passage from his brest ; Sweet leaues (qd. he) which with the ayre doe tremble, Oh how your motions do my thoughts resemble, With that milde breath by which onely moue, Whisper my words in silence to my Loue ..."

Etymology

From Old Norse eyrr (“gravel bank”).

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: eyrr, -

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

Ayres (plural)

Homonyms

aer

Rhymes With

their there where care they're air share hair fair wear square aware

Questions

How do you pronounce ayre?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛɹ/.
What does ayre mean?: A sheading in the north of the Isle of Man.
Where does ayre come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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