EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
aerach, a1. 1. Airy. Áit ard ~, high airy place. Amharc ~, airy, pleasant, view. 2. (a) Light-hearted, gay; lively, frolicsome. Caint ~, gay, frivolous, talk. Is ~ an mac é, he is a merry lad. Chomh h~ le meannán, le druid, as lively as a kid, as carefree as a starling. (b) Flighty, giddy. Cailín ~, a giddy girl. S.a. fiabhras, meannán1 2, meas1 3. 3 = aerachtúil.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bhí sí pas beag aerach, she was a little bit giddy.
Aerach ~, flighty and errant.
~ aerach, puerperal mania.
Bhí ~ aerach fúthu, they were inclined to flightiness; they were all out to enjoy themselves.
Agus mé i mo bhuachaill aerach, when I was a gay young fellow.
Tá ~ aerach fúthu, they are inclined to be flighty.
2. ~ aeir, ~ aerach, male snipe.
Tá ~ (aerach) faoi, he is proud, full of himself.