ai
English
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Etymology 1
Originated 1685–95, from Brazilian Portuguese aí, from Old Tupi.
Pronunciation
Noun
ai (plural ais or ai)
- A type of three-toed sloth, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., endemic to forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil.
Synonyms
- (Bradypus tridactylus): maned sloth
See also
- unau (two-toed sloth)
References
- “ai”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
- “ai”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Further reading
ai on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bradypus tridactylus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Etymology 2
Contraction of aight (which itself is a contraction of all right).
Pronunciation
Contraction
ai
Anagrams
Akei
Noun
ai
References
- Sidney Herbert Ray, A comparative study of the Melanesian Island languages (1926), page 351
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *a-ei (compound of proclitic particle a and ei), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éy- (“he, this (one)”). Compare Latin is, German er, Lithuanian jìs, Sanskrit अयम् (ayám)).
Pronoun
ai m sg (accusative atë, dative atij, ablative atij)
Declension
See also
Pronoun
ai
Declension
Amblong
Noun
ai
Further reading
- Darrell T. Tryon, New Hebrides languages: an internal classification (1976)
Apalaí
Noun
ai
Araki
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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
- water (clear liquid H₂O)
References
- Alexandre François, Araki: A Disappearing Language of Vanuatu (2002, →ISBN
- Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Chuukese
Determiner
ai
- First person singular general possessive; my (used with general-class objects)
Related terms
Small objects, concepts | Large objects, living things | Suffix | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | First person | ai | nei | -ei |
Second person | omw, om | noum | -om | |
Third person | an | noun | -an | |
Plural | First person | äm (exclusive) ach (inclusive) |
nöu̇m (exclusive) nöüch (inclusive) |
-em (exclusive) -ach (inclusive) |
Second person | ämi, ami | noumi | -emi | |
Third person | ar | nour | -er |
Dadibi
Noun
ạị
Synonyms
References
- Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
- Karl James Franklin, Pacific Linguistics (1973, →ISBN, page 130 (see we)
Dubu
Noun
ai
Further reading
- Cornelis L. Voorhoeve, Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist (1975, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics), page 114
Dutch
Alternative forms
- aï (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese ai, from Old Tupi ai.
Pronunciation
Noun
ai m (plural ais)
Estonian
Interjection
ai
Synonyms
Finnish
Pronunciation
Interjection
ai
- ouch!
- oh!
- Ai, se olitkin sinä!
- Oh, it was you!
- Ai, se olitkin sinä!
- (colloquial, interrogative particle) Oh? As in...?
- "Käytkö kaupassa?" "Ai, ruokakaupassa?"
- "Will you go to the shop?" "Oh, the food shop?"
- "Käytkö kaupassa?" "Ai, ruokakaupassa?"
Synonyms
Derived terms
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e/, /ɛ/
Audio: (file) - Homophone: et
- Homophones: aie, aies, aient, ait, es, est, hais, hait
Verb
ai
- first-person singular present indicative of avoir
- J’ai un chien.
- I have a dog.
Anagrams
Friulian
Etymology
Noun
ai m (plural ais)
Galician
Interjection
ai
- ouch! Expresses pain.
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *qai, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasiq.
Verb
- To have sexual intercourse, to copulate.
Hiri Motu
Pronoun
ai
See also
Iban
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *air, Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
Pronunciation
Noun
ai
Further reading
- Template:cite
- Asmah Haji Omar, The Iban Language, The Sarawak Museum Journal, volume XXV, number 46 (1977), pages 81-100
- Template:cite
Italian
Pronunciation
Alternative forms
- a' (truncation)
Contraction
ai
Japanese
Romanization
ai
Kalasha
Pronoun
ai
- Alternative spelling of ábi (sense 1).
Kendayan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *air, Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
Pronunciation
Noun
ai
Further reading
Kott
Etymology
From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔaʒ (“I”). Compare Assan aj (“I”), Arin aj (“I”), and Pumpokol ad (“I”).
Pronoun
ai
- I (first-person singular subjective)
Related terms
Kriol
Etymology 1
Noun
ai
Etymology 2
Pronoun
ai
Etymology 3
Adjective
ai
Kuna
Noun
ai
Ladin
Etymology
Contraction
ai
Ladino
Adverb
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- Alternative form of aí
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ai̯/, [äi̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aj/, [äj]
Verb
(deprecated template usage) aï
References
- “ai”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ai”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- do you think so? are you in earnest: ain tu?
- do you think so? are you in earnest: ain tu?
Latvian
Interjection
ai
Lithuanian
Etymology
Compare Russian ой (oj, “ow!”).
Pronunciation
Interjection
ái! or aĩ!
Synonyms
Derived terms
Mandarin
Romanization
ai
- Nonstandard spelling of āi.
- Nonstandard spelling of ái.
- Nonstandard spelling of ǎi.
- Nonstandard spelling of ài.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Middle English
Pronoun
ai
- Alternative form of þei
References
- “thei (pron.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 May 2018.
Norman
Verb
North Frisian
Adverb
ai
Occitan
Verb
ai
Piedmontese
Noun
ai
Pitjantjatjara
Interjection
ai
References
- "ai" in Cliff Goddard (1992) Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara to English Dictionary, 2nd edition
- Ninti Ngapartji
Pohnpeian
Pronunciation
Interjection
ai
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Interjection
ai
- ouch (expression of physical pain)
- Ai! Pisei no prego! ― Ouch! I stepped on the nail!
- oh (expression of concern)
Derived terms
Rohingya
Verb
ai
Romanian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Article
ai (masculine plural possessive)
- of
- Niște prieteni ai lui sunt interesanți.
- Some friends of his are interesting.
See also
Etymology 2
Noun
ai m (uncountable)
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 3
Inflected form of avea (“to have”).
Verb
ai
- second-person singular present indicative of avea
- (you) have
- Ai vreun prieten în România?
- Do you have any friends in Romania?
- (you) have
- second-person singular present subjunctive of avea
- second-person singular imperative of avea
Etymology 4
From an old or proto-Romanian form ae, from Latin habēs[1].
Verb
ai
- (tu) ai (modal auxiliary, second-person singular form of avea, used with past participles to form perfect compus tenses)
- (you) have...
Related terms
Etymology 5
Probably from a Vulgar Latin *eas, from Latin habēbās.
Verb
ai
(tu) ai (modal auxiliary, second-person singular form of avea, used with infinitives to form conditional tenses)
- (you) would
- Ai fi murit dacă ți-aș fi spus.
- You would have died if I'd told you.
Related terms
References
Seri
Noun
ai
- his father
Preposition
ai
- still (used with nominalized third person verbs)
Sranan Tongo
Alternative forms
- ay (unofficial)
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
ai
Etymology 2
Interjection
ai
Sumbawa
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair, from Lua error in Module:etymology at line 170: Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi (poz-sus-pro) is not set as an ancestor of Sumbawa (smw) in Module:languages/data/3/s. The ancestor of Sumbawa is Proto-Malayo-Chamic (poz-mcm-pro)., from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
Noun
ai
References
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Noun
ai
Derived terms
Torres Strait Creole
Etymology 1
Pronoun
ai
Etymology 2
Noun
ai
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *ʔeː.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ai
- who
- Bạn là ai?
- Who are you?
- whoever
- someone else
- one, a person
- 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Cuối mùa nhan sắc" (in Cánh đồng bất tận), Trẻ publishing house
- Người ở chùa, người bán vé số, người ngủ công viên, người hát rong, ít ai có nhà để về.
- Some live at the temple, some sell lottery tickets, some sleep in parks, some play music in the streets; few have a home to go back to.
- Người ở chùa, người bán vé số, người ngủ công viên, người hát rong, ít ai có nhà để về.
- 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Cuối mùa nhan sắc" (in Cánh đồng bất tận), Trẻ publishing house
- (rhetorical) nobody
Further reading
- "ai" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
Volapük
Adverb
ai
- always
- at all times
- constantly (habitually)
- ever (always)
- habitually
Antonyms
Derived terms
- ai laidio (forever)
Yami
Noun
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