vais

See also: -vais

French

Etymology

From Old French vois, ultimately from Latin vadō. The origin of -ais, while the final -s is not etymologically spurious in Old French, is unclear. Likely taken from Latin transeō < *trasjo to form the expected *vausjō (see more at Reichenau Glossary). The element *vau- comes from *vaō (infinitive *vare), elided form of vadō. The expected "alle" is currently considered to be non-standard and/or obsolete.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛ/

• Audio (Paris):

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• Homophones: vêt, vêts

Verb

vais

1. first-person singular present indicative of aller
2. first-person singular present indicative of vader

Anagrams

• avis, visa

Galician

Verb

vais

1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person singular present indicative of ir

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vas, from Latin vādis. Cognate with Galician and Spanish vas.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvajs/ [ˈvaɪ̯s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvajs/ [ˈvaɪ̯s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈvajʃ/ [ˈvaɪ̯ʃ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvajʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvajʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbajʃ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ajs, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -ajʃ
• Homophones: vás (Brazil), Vaz (Brazil)
• Hyphenation: vais

Verb

vais

1. second-person singular present indicative of ir

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbais/ [ˈbai̯s]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -ais
• Syllabification: vais

Verb

vais

1. second-person plural present indicative of ir