ai

See also AI, and Appendix:Variations of "ai"

English

Etymology

Originated 1685–95, from Brazilian-Portuguese aï, from Old Tupi.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɑːɪ/

Noun

ai (plural ais)

1. A type of three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil.

References

• “ai” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
• “ai” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.

Anagrams

• IA, i.a.

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *a-ei, compound of proclitic particle a and ei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éi ‘he, this (one)’ (compare Latin is, German er, Lithuanian jìs, Sanskrit ayám).

Pronoun

ai m sg (accusative atë, dative atij, ablative atij)

1. he

Declension

forms of ai

	ai (3rd person masculine singular)
nominative	ai
ablative	atij / tij
	full form	clitic
accusative	atë	e
dative	atij	i
	possessive adjective	possessive pronoun
	i tij	i tiji

See also

Albanian personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person		unë	ne
2nd person		ti	ju
3rd person	m	ai	ata
	f	ajo	ato

Pronoun

ai

1. that

Declension

declension of ai

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine		masculine	feminine
nominative	ai	ajo		ata	ato
accusative	atë	atë		ata	ato
genitive/dative/ablative	atij	asaj		atyre	atyre

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Apalaí

Noun

ai

1. penis

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Araki

ai

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Noun

ai

1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ai
• Rhymes: -ɑi
• IPA: [ɑi]

Interjection

ai

1. ouch!
2. oh!

   Ai, se olitkin sinä! (Oh, it was you!)

Synonyms

• (ouch): aih, au, auts.

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /e/, /ɛ/

Verb

ai

1. First-person singular indicative present of avoir

   J'ai un chien.

   I have a dog.

Anagrams

• IA

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Galician

Interjection

ai

1. ouch! Expresses pain.

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qai

Verb

ai

1. To have sexual intercourse, to copulate.

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Hiri Motu

Pronoun

ai

1. 1st-person plural pronoun exclusive: we, us (but not you)

See also

Hiri Motu personal pronouns

			singular	plural
1st person			lau	ai (exclusive) ita (inclusive)
2nd person			oi	umui
3rd person			ia	idia

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Homophone: hai

Contraction

ai

1. a + i; at the, to the (+ a masculine noun in plural)

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Japanese

Romanization

ai

1. See あい

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Kott

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔaʒ ("I"). Compare Arin and Assan aj ("I") and Pumpokol ad ("I").

Pronoun

ai

1. I (first-person singular subjective)

Related terms

• ajoŋ

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Kriol

Etymology 1

From English eye.

Noun

ai

1. eye
2. headlight of a car
3. seed

Etymology 2

From English I

Pronoun

ai

1. I

Etymology 3

From English high.

Adjective

ai

1. high, tall

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Kuna

Noun

ai

1. friend

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Ladino

Adverb

ai (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling אאי)

1. Alternative form of aí.

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Latin

Verb

aī or āī

1. second-person singular present active imperative of āiō
   1. "say thou, affirm thou"

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Mandarin

Romanization

ai

1. Nonstandard spelling of āi.
2. Nonstandard spelling of ái.
3. Nonstandard spelling of ǎi.
4. Nonstandard spelling of ài.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Piedmontese

Noun

ai

1. garlic

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Pitjantjatjara

Interjection

ai

1. huh
2. geez
3. what
4. hey

References

• "ai" in Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara to English Dictionary, Cliff Goddard, Second Edition, 1992.
• Ninti Ngapartji

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA: [aj]

Interjection

ai

1. ouch (expression of one's own physical pain)

Derived terms

• ai meu deus

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Rohingya

Verb

ai

1. come

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Romanian

Article

ai (masculine plural possessive)

1. of

   prieteni ai lui sunt interesanți - his friends are interesting.

See also

• al (masculine/neuter singular)
• a (feminine singular)
• ale (feminine/neuter plural)

Etymology

From the Latin allium / alium.

Noun

ai m (plural ai)

1. (regional) garlic

Declension

declension of ai

	singular		plural
gender m	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	un ai	aiul	niște ai	aii
genitive/dative	unui ai	aiului	unor ai	ailor

Derived terms

• aior

See also

• ceapă
• mujdei
• usturoi

Verb

ai

1. second-person singular present tense form of avea. you have

   Ai tu un prieten în România?

   Do you have a friend in Romania?

2. second-person singular subjunctive form of avea.

(tu) ai (modal auxiliary; second-person singular form of avea, used with infinitives to form conditional tenses)

1. (you) would

   ai fi murit dacă îți spusesem

   you would have died if I'd told you

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Seri

Noun

ai

1. his father

Preposition

ai

1. still (used with nominalized third person verbs)

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Sranan Tongo

Interjection

ai

1. yes

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English eye.

Noun

ai

1. (anatomy) eye
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 3:5 (translation here):

     Sapos yutupela i kaikai pikinini bilong dispela diwai, bai ai bilong yutupela i op na yutupela i kisim save long wanem samting i gutpela, na wanem samting i nogut, na bai yutupela i kamap wankain olsem God. God i save long dispela, olsem na em i tambuim yutupela long kaikai pikinini bilong dispela diwai.”

2. hole, opening, lid
3. tip

Derived terms

• ai i pas

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Torres Strait Creole

Etymology 1

From English I.

Pronoun

ai

1. I (see also mi)

Etymology 2

From English eye.

Noun

ai

1. eye

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɐːj˦/

Pronoun

ai

1. who
2. whoever
3. someone else
4. one
5. (rhetorical) nobody

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Volapük

Adverb

ai

1. always
2. at all times
3. constantly (habitually)
4. ever (always)
5. habitually

Antonyms

• neai

Derived terms

• ai laidio (forever)