ain
Translingual[edit]
Symbol[edit]
ain
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
ain (plural ains)
- Alternative form of ayin (“Semitic letter”)
Etymology 2[edit]
From (Scots) Middle English aȝen.
Pronunciation[edit]
Determiner[edit]
ain
- (Scotland) Own; belonging to one.
- 1998, Jonathan Langley, Collins Bedtime Treasury of Nursery Rhymes and Tales, Bobby Shaftoe, page 86:
- Bobby Shaftoe's bright and fair,
Combing down his yellow hair,
He's my ain for evermair,
Bonny Bobby Shaftoe.
Alemannic German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German ein, from Old High German ain, from Proto-West Germanic *ain, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz. Cognate with German ein, Dutch een, English one, an, Swedish en.
Pronunciation[edit]
Numeral[edit]
ain m (feminine ai, neuter ais)
Biem[edit]
Noun[edit]
ain
Further reading[edit]
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
- Stephen Adolphe Wurm, New Guinea Area Languages and Language Study (1976)
Finnish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Adverb[edit]
ain (poetic)
- Alternative form of aina
- 1968, “Käymme yhdessä ain”, in Pertti Reponen (lyrics), Wolfgang Roloff (music), Tapani Kansa, performed by Tapani Kansa, Finnish cover of Dunja, du:
- Käymme yhdessä ain
Käymme aina rinnakkain
Vaikka esteitä on
Joskus tiellä kohtalon- We will always stay together
We will always stay side by side
Even if at times there are
obstacles on the road of fate
- We will always stay together
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
ain
- instructive plural of aa
Anagrams[edit]
German Low German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Article[edit]
ain m or f (neuter air)
- (East Pomeranian in Brazil) a, an
- Wen duu ain aidits kaput mökst den giwt dröig tijd.
- If you kill a gecko, there will be drought.
Numeral[edit]
ain m or f (neuter air)
- (East Pomeranian in Brazil) one
- Sai hät blous ain kau.
- She has only one cow.
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Gertjan Postma, A Contrastive Grammar of Brazilian Pomeranian (Linguistik Aktuell / Linguistics Today, vol. 248), 2019, p. 76 [about the indefinite article, giving the nominative as masc. air, fem. ain, neut. air, compare with SHG masc./neut. ein, fem. eine with one form for masc. and neut. and another form for fem.] & 97 [about the cardinal, giving it as "1. ain(d)"]
- Ismael Tressmann, Dicionário Enciclopédico Pomerano-Português. Pomerisch-Portugijsisch Wöirbauk, 2006, p. 11 s.v. ain & air
Gothic[edit]
Romanization[edit]
ain
- Romanization of 𐌰𐌹𐌽
Inari Sami[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Finnish aina, from Proto-Finnic *aina. Compare Northern Sami ain.
Adverb[edit]
ain
Further reading[edit]
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Ingrian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *aina. Cognates with Estonian aina and Finnish aina.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯n/, [ˈɑi̯n]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯n/, [ˈɑi̯n]
- Rhymes: -ɑi̯n
- Hyphenation: ain
- Homophone: aine
Adverb[edit]
ain
- always, on and on
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 32:
- Koika puhtanna ain piä.
- Always keep your bed tidy.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 6
- Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку[3], →ISBN, page 38
Italian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Romanization of Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn), from Proto-Semitic *ʿayn- (“eye”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ain m or f (invariable)
- ayin
- the name of the Arabic-script letter ع
- the name of the Hebrew-script letter ע
- the name of the Phoenician-script letter 𐤏
- the name of the Syriac-script letter ܥ
Further reading[edit]
- ain in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams[edit]
Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]
From Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn), from Proto-Semitic *ʿayn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʿayVn-.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /aen/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /aɪn/
- Rhymes: -aen, -en
Noun[edit]
ain (Jawi spelling عين, plural ain-ain, informal 1st possessive ainku, 2nd possessive ainmu, 3rd possessive ainnya)
Synonyms[edit]
Manx[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
ain
Norman[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
ain m (plural ains)
Synonyms[edit]
Northern Sami[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Finnish aina, from Proto-Finnic *aina. Compare Inari Sami ain.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
ain
Further reading[edit]
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[4], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Old Frisian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *aigan. Cognates include Old English āgan and Old Saxon ēgan.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
āin
Descendants[edit]
- Saterland Frisian: oain
References[edit]
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
Old High German[edit]
Numeral[edit]
ain
Old Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
·ain
- third-person singular future/present subjunctive conjunct of aingid
Related terms[edit]
- anais (absolute)
Verb[edit]
ain
Mutation[edit]
Old Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
ain | unchanged | n-ain |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Pohnpeian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from English iron, from Middle English iren, a rhotacism of Old English īsern, īsærn, īren, īsen, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, from Gaulish īsarno-, from Proto-Celtic *īsarno-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ēsh₂r̥no- (“bloody, red”), from *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).
Noun[edit]
ain
Verb[edit]
ain
- (intransitive) (neutral) to iron
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
ain
Scots[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English aȝen, from Old English āgen, ǣġen (“one's own”), or possibly from Old Norse eiginn (“own”), from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz (“own”). More at own.
Pronunciation[edit]
Determiner[edit]
ain
- Belonging to, or on behalf of, a specified person (especially oneself); own.
- Ma ain dear sister ― My own dear sister
- c. 1915, Blanche Fisher Wright, The Real Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme Illustration:
- Clap, clap handies
Mammie's wee, wee ain.- Clap, clap hands
Mommy's wee, wee own.
- Clap, clap hands
Synonyms[edit]
- nain (Shetland)
References[edit]
- “ain, adj., n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Tetum[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaqay, compare Nias ahe and Malay kaki.
Noun[edit]
ain
Tok Pisin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
ain
Votic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *aina.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
ain
References[edit]
- Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “aina”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
Yucatec Maya[edit]
Noun[edit]
ain
- Obsolete spelling of áayin
- Translingual lemmas
- Translingual symbols
- ISO 639-2
- ISO 639-3
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English determiners
- English possessive determiners
- Scottish English
- English terms with quotations
- Alemannic German terms inherited from Middle High German
- Alemannic German terms derived from Middle High German
- Alemannic German terms inherited from Old High German
- Alemannic German terms derived from Old High German
- Alemannic German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Alemannic German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Alemannic German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Alemannic German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Alemannic German terms with IPA pronunciation
- Alemannic German lemmas
- Alemannic German numerals
- Alemannic German cardinal numbers
- Biem lemmas
- Biem nouns
- Finnish 1-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑin
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑin/1 syllable
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish adverbs
- Finnish poetic terms
- Finnish terms with quotations
- Finnish non-lemma forms
- Finnish noun forms
- German Low German lemmas
- German Low German articles
- German Low German terms with usage examples
- German Low German pronouns
- East Pomeranian Low German
- German Low German cardinal numbers
- Gothic non-lemma forms
- Gothic romanizations
- Inari Sami terms borrowed from Finnish
- Inari Sami terms derived from Finnish
- Inari Sami terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Inari Sami lemmas
- Inari Sami adverbs
- Ingrian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑi̯n
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑi̯n/1 syllable
- Ingrian terms with homophones
- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian adverbs
- Ingrian terms with quotations
- Italian terms borrowed from Arabic
- Italian terms derived from Arabic
- Italian terms derived from Proto-Semitic
- Italian 1-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ajn
- Rhymes:Italian/ajn/1 syllable
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian indeclinable nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- Italian nouns with multiple genders
- it:Arabic letter names
- it:Hebrew letter names
- it:Phoenician letter names
- Malay terms derived from Arabic
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Semitic
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Afroasiatic
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/aen
- Rhymes:Malay/en
- Malay lemmas
- Malay nouns
- ms:Anatomy
- Manx non-lemma forms
- Manx prepositional pronouns
- Manx idioms
- Norman lemmas
- Norman nouns
- Norman masculine nouns
- Jersey Norman
- nrf:Fishing
- Northern Sami terms borrowed from Finnish
- Northern Sami terms derived from Finnish
- Northern Sami terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Northern Sami terms with IPA pronunciation
- Northern Sami 1-syllable words
- Northern Sami lemmas
- Northern Sami adverbs
- Old Frisian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Frisian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Frisian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Frisian terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old Frisian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old Frisian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Frisian lemmas
- Old Frisian adjectives
- Old High German lemmas
- Old High German numerals
- Alemannic Old High German
- Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Irish non-lemma forms
- Old Irish verb forms
- Pohnpeian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Pohnpeian terms borrowed from English
- Pohnpeian terms derived from English
- Pohnpeian terms derived from Middle English
- Pohnpeian terms derived from Old English
- Pohnpeian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Pohnpeian terms derived from Gaulish
- Pohnpeian terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Pohnpeian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Pohnpeian lemmas
- Pohnpeian nouns
- Pohnpeian verbs
- Pohnpeian intransitive verbs
- Scots terms inherited from Middle English
- Scots terms derived from Middle English
- Scots terms inherited from Old English
- Scots terms derived from Old English
- Scots terms borrowed from Old Norse
- Scots terms derived from Old Norse
- Scots terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Scots terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scots lemmas
- Scots determiners
- Scots possessive determiners
- Scots terms with usage examples
- Scots terms with quotations
- Tetum terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tetum terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tetum lemmas
- Tetum nouns
- Tok Pisin terms derived from English
- Tok Pisin lemmas
- Tok Pisin nouns
- Votic terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Votic terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Votic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Votic/ɑi̯n
- Rhymes:Votic/ɑi̯n/1 syllable
- Votic lemmas
- Votic adverbs
- Yucatec Maya lemmas
- Yucatec Maya nouns
- Yucatec Maya obsolete forms