ae

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Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

ae

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Avestan.

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Variant form of æ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Symbol[edit]

ae

  1. Alternative form of æ.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Abinomn[edit]

Noun[edit]

ae

  1. mother

Aore[edit]

Noun[edit]

ae

  1. water

Further reading[edit]

  • Darrell T. Tryon, New Hebrides languages: an internal classification (1976)
  • ABVD

Barai[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

ae (upper case Ae)

  1. A letter of the Barai alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Bislama[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English eye.

Noun[edit]

ae

  1. (anatomy) eye

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably derived from the interjection ah.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ae (past tense aede, past participle aet)

  1. to stroke, pat, caress

Conjugation[edit]

Eastern Ngad'a[edit]

Noun[edit]

ae

  1. water

References[edit]

Ende[edit]

wai

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

ae

  1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

References[edit]

  • Bradley J. McDonnell, Possessive Structures in Ende: a Language of Eastern Indonesia

Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Irish áe (liver), from Old Irish óa, from Proto-Celtic *awV-. Compare Welsh afu.

Noun[edit]

ae m (genitive singular ae, nominative plural aenna)

  1. (anatomy) liver
Declension[edit]
  • Alternative plural: aebha, aobha
  • Alternative genitive plural: ae (in certain phrases)
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

ae m (genitive singular ae)

  1. Alternative form of aoi (metrical composition)
Declension[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ae n-ae hae t-ae
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 64

Kala[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ae

  1. tree

Further reading[edit]

  • Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988) (ai)
  • Morris Johnson, Kela Organized Phonology Data (1994) (ae)

Khumi Chin[edit]

Ae.

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ʔaar. Cognates include Zou ah and Mizo ár.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ae

  1. chicken

References[edit]

  • K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin[1], Payap University, page 44

Lavukaleve[edit]

Verb[edit]

ae

  1. (intransitive) go up

Li'o[edit]

ae

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Noun[edit]

ae

  1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

References[edit]

  • P. Sawardo, Struktur bahasa Lio (1987)
  • Louise Baird, A Grammar of Kéo: An Austronesian Language of East Nusantara (2002) ('aé)

Lote[edit]

Noun[edit]

ae

  1. tree

References[edit]

Marshallese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ae

  1. current
  2. pool

Verb[edit]

ae

  1. collect
  2. gather, grouping

References[edit]

Mbyá Guaraní[edit]

Particle[edit]

ae

  1. emphatic particle
    apy ae
    right here

Middle Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

ae … ae

  1. eitheror
    • Pwyll Pendeuic Dyuet:
      Sef kyfryw chware a wneynt, taraw a wnai pob un dyrnawt ar y got, ae a’e droet ae a throssawl;
      In this manner they played the game, each of them striking the bag, either with his foot or with a staff.

Descendants[edit]

  • Welsh: ai

Niuean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *a(a)e.

Interjection[edit]

ae

  1. used to draw attention; hey!
  2. expression of surprise; oh!

Pará Arára[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • aege (used when talking to a capuchin monkey)

Noun[edit]

ae

  1. a wasp

References[edit]

  • 2010, Isaac Costa de Souza, A Phonological Description of “Pet Talk” in Arara (MA), SIL Brazil, page 42.

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From .

Interjection[edit]

ae

  1. (Internet slang, Brazil) oh yeah (expression of joy or approvement)

Sardinian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin avem, accusative of avis.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ae f (plural aes)

  1. (Logudorese) bird (in general), especially eagles or other birds of prey
    Synonyms: achedda, puzone

Usage notes[edit]

According to Max Leopold Wagner, ae means 'bird' in a general, almost collective, sense, while a specific bird is usually called a puzone. The term also has a tendency to mean 'eagle' in central dialects, and by extension also 'vulture' and other birds of prey.

Further reading[edit]

  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006), “uccello”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964), “áve”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg

Scots[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Northern Middle English a, apocopic form of ane, from Old English ān (one), from Proto-West Germanic *ain. See also Scots ane.

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

ae

  1. one
    Synonym: ane

Pronoun[edit]

ae

  1. one (of the two)
  2. one, someone (indefinite)

Adjective[edit]

ae (not comparable)

  1. one, the same

Adverb[edit]

ae (not comparable)

  1. only
  2. about, approximately
    Synonym: a
  3. (poetic) Emphasises a superlative.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Concise Scots Dictionary, 1985, Aberdeen University Press editor-in-chief Mairi Robinson, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 ae, adj..” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

West Makian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly cognate with Ternate hohe (to laugh).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ae

  1. (intransitive) to laugh

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of ae (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person taae maae aae
2nd person naae faae
3rd person inanimate iae daae
animate
imperative naae, ae faae, ae

References[edit]

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[2], Pacific linguistics

Wolio[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaqay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaqay.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ae

  1. foot, leg

References[edit]

  • Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris

Zhuang[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Classifier[edit]

ae (Sawndip forms or ⿰亻界 or 𠲖, 1957–1982 spelling əi)

  1. used for adult men

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Tai *ʔajᴬ (to cough). Cognate with Thai ไอ (ai), Northern Thai ᩋᩱ, Lao ໄອ (ʼai), ᦺᦀ (˙ʼay), Shan ဢႆ (ʼǎi), Tai Nüa ᥟᥭ (ʼay), Aiton ဢႝ (ʼay), Ahom 𑜒𑜩 (ʼay), Saek ไอ๋.

Verb[edit]

ae (Sawndip forms or 𧙜 or 𠲖 or , 1957–1982 spelling əi)

  1. to cough