ai

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ɑːɪ/

[edit] Noun

ai (plural ais)

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Anagrams

[edit] Albanian

[edit] Pronoun

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

  1. he

[edit] 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

[edit] See also

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

[edit] Pronoun

ai

  1. that

[edit] 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

[edit] Apalaí

[edit] Noun

ai

  1. penis

[edit] Finnish

[edit] Pronunciation

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

[edit] Interjection

ai

  1. ouch!
  2. oh!
    Ai, se olitkin sinä! (Oh, it was you!)

[edit] Synonyms

[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /e/, /ɛ/

[edit] Verb

ai

  1. First-person singular indicative present of avoir
    J'ai un chien.
    I have a dog.

[edit] Anagrams

[edit] Galician

[edit] Interjection

ai

  1. ouch! Expresses pain.

[edit] Italian

[edit] Pronunciation

  • Homophone: hai

[edit] Contraction

ai

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

[edit] Japanese

[edit] Noun

ai (hiragana あい)

  1. 愛: love
  2. name of a fish, also ayu, sweetfish

[edit] Kott

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronoun

ai

  1. I (first-person singular subjective)

[edit] Related terms

[edit] Kriol

[edit] Etymology 1

From English eye.

[edit] Noun

ai

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

[edit] Etymology 2

From English I

[edit] Pronoun

ai

  1. I

[edit] Etymology 3

From English high.

[edit] Adjective

ai

  1. high, tall

[edit] Kuna

[edit] Noun

ai

  1. friend

[edit] Ladino

[edit] Adverb

ai (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling אאי)

  1. Alternative form of aí.

[edit] Latin

[edit] Verb

aī or āī

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

[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Romanization

ai

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

[edit] Usage notes

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

[edit] Piedmontese

[edit] Noun

ai

  1. garlic

[edit] Pitjantjatjara

[edit] Interjection

ai

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

[edit] References

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

[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Interjection

ai

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

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Rohingya

[edit] Verb

ai

  1. come

[edit] Romanian

[edit] Article

ai (masculine plural possessive)

  1. of
    prieteni ai lui sunt interesanți - his friends are interesting.

[edit] See also

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

[edit] Etymology

From the Latin allium / alium.

[edit] Noun

ai m. (plural ai)

  1. (regional) garlic

[edit] 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

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Related terms

[edit] 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

[edit] Seri

[edit] Noun

ai

  1. his father

[edit] Preposition

ai

  1. still (used with nominalized third person verbs)

[edit] Sranan Tongo

[edit] Interjection

ai

  1. yes

[edit] Tok Pisin

[edit] Etymology

From English eye.

[edit] Noun

ai

  1. eye
  2. hole, opening, lid
  3. tip

[edit] Torres Strait Creole

[edit] Etymology 1

From English I.

[edit] Pronoun

ai

  1. I (see also mi)

[edit] Etymology 2

From English eye.

[edit] Noun

ai

  1. eye

[edit] Vietnamese

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ɐːj˦/

[edit] Pronoun

ai

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

[edit] Volapük

[edit] Adverb

ai

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

[edit] Antonyms

[edit] Derived terms

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