aire

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) (surface) area
2. (feminine) a flat surface
3. (feminine) direction of the wind
4. (feminine) threshing floor
5. (feminine) area, zone, range (a space in which a certain thing occurs)

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of airer:
2. (form-of, imperative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of airer:

Concepts

area

eyrie

aerie

acreage

threshing-floor

domain

field

aery

sphere

eyry

thrashing floor

bare ground

land area

military zone

threshing floor

ambit

arena

country

expanse

floor

orbit

parking lot

screed

surface area

Synonyms

zone

surface

superficie

région

place

cour

nid

domaine

sphère

terrain

terre

nid d’aigle

terroir

acréage

contrée

nid d'aigle

cru

espace

étendue

grange

orbite

pays

ressort

sol

Translations

área

area

oppervlakte

àrea

área

gebied

Fläche

Flächeninhalt

aia

areaal

Adlerhorst

Areal

verspreidingsgebied

Tenne

zona

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: aire

Inherited from Latin: ārea

Inherited from Latin: ager

Cognate with Old Provençal: agre

In summary

Inherited from Old French aire, eire, from Latin ārea. Doublet of are and area, which were learned borrowings.