ains

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See also: -ains, AINs, and AI:ns

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

ains

  1. plural of ain

Gothic[edit]

Romanization[edit]

ains

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French ains.

Preposition[edit]

ains

  1. before
  2. but
    • Ce royaume ne seroit monarchie, ains aristocratie.
      Else the kingdom would not be a monarchy, but an aristocracy.
      (Antoine Duprat)

Descendants[edit]

  • French: ains

Old French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *antius, from Latin ante. Compare also Italian anzi, Catalan ans.

Preposition[edit]

ains

  1. before
    ains ton jugement
    before your judgment

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

Old Prussian[edit]

Old Prussian cardinal numbers
 <  0 1 2  > 
    Cardinal : ains
    Ordinal : pirmas

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *aiˀnas from Proto-Indo-European *óynos. Compare Proto-Germanic *ainaz.

Numeral[edit]

ains (feminine aina, neuter ainan)

  1. one

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