ais

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ais"

English

Noun

ais

1. plural of ai

Anagrams

• A.S.I., Asi, a-Si, is-a, sia, Sia, sai, Isa, SIA, IAS, ASI, IAs, Isa., A. S. I., ISA

Bavarian

Etymology

From Old High German īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą.

Noun

ais n

1. (Sappada, Sauris, Timau) ice

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From English ice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ais/
• Hyphenation: a‧is

Noun

ais

1. ice (water in frozen form)

Catalan

Noun

ais

1. plural of ai

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German īs, from Old High German īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą. Cognate with German Eis, Dutch ijs, English ice, Icelandic ís.

Noun

ais n (uncountable)

1. (Luserna, Sette Comuni, Tredici Comuni) ice

   'Z ais ist bassar gabróart. ― Ice is frozen water. (Sette Comuni dialect)

Declension

Declension of ais – 3rd declension

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	an	's	ais
accusative	an	's	ais
dative	aname	me	aise

Sette Comuni dialect

Derived terms

• aisbint
• aisnaaghel
• aissokkel

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
• “ais” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Old Norse íss, From Proto-Germanic *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-. Compare English ice and Swedish is.

Noun

ais m

1. ice

Inflection

Declension of ais

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ais	aiseð	ais	aisę
accusative	ais	aiseð	ais	aisę
dative	aise	aisę	aisum	aisum(e)
genitive	—	—	—	—

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *aisa. Cognate with Finnish aisa.

Noun

ais (genitive aisa, partitive aisa)

1. shaft, any long thin object, such as the handle of a tool, one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle, the drive shaft of an engine
2. thill

Declension

Declension of ais (type hein)

	singular	plural
nominative	ais	aisad
genitive	aisa	aiste / aisade
partitive	aisa	aisu / aisasid
illative	aisa / aisasse	aistesse / aisadesse
inessive	aisas	aistes / aisades
elative	aisast	aistest / aisadest
allative	aisale	aistele / aisadele
adessive	aisal	aistel / aisadel
ablative	aisalt	aistelt / aisadelt
translative	aisaks	aisteks / aisadeks
terminative	aisani	aisteni / aisadeni
essive	aisana	aistena / aisadena
abessive	aisata	aisteta / aisadeta
comitative	aisaga	aistega / aisadega

Finnish

Etymology

From German Ais (German key notation).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯s/, [ˈɑ̝i̯s̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑis
• Syllabification^(key): ais
• Hyphenation^(key): ais

Noun

ais

1. (music) A-sharp

Usage notes

Capitalized for the great octave or any octave below that, or in names of major keys; not capitalized for the small octave or any octave above that, or in names of minor keys.

Declension

Inflection of ais (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		ais	aisit
genitive		aisin	aisien
partitive		aisia	aiseja
illative		aisiin	aiseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ais	aisit
accusative	nom.	ais	aisit
	gen.	aisin
genitive		aisin	aisien
partitive		aisia	aiseja
inessive		aisissa	aiseissa
elative		aisista	aiseista
illative		aisiin	aiseihin
adessive		aisilla	aiseilla
ablative		aisilta	aiseilta
allative		aisille	aiseille
essive		aisina	aiseina
translative		aisiksi	aiseiksi
abessive		aisitta	aiseitta
instructive		—	aisein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ais (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aisini aisini accusative nom. aisini aisini gen. aisini genitive aisini aisieni partitive aisiani aisejani inessive aisissani aiseissani elative aisistani aiseistani illative aisiini aiseihini adessive aisillani aiseillani ablative aisiltani aiseiltani allative aisilleni aiseilleni essive aisinani aiseinani translative aisikseni aiseikseni abessive aisittani aiseittani instructive — — comitative — aiseineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aisisi aisisi accusative nom. aisisi aisisi gen. aisisi genitive aisisi aisiesi partitive aisiasi aisejasi inessive aisissasi aiseissasi elative aisistasi aiseistasi illative aisiisi aiseihisi adessive aisillasi aiseillasi ablative aisiltasi aiseiltasi allative aisillesi aiseillesi essive aisinasi aiseinasi translative aisiksesi aiseiksesi abessive aisittasi aiseittasi instructive — — comitative — aiseinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aisimme aisimme accusative nom. aisimme aisimme gen. aisimme genitive aisimme aisiemme partitive aisiamme aisejamme inessive aisissamme aiseissamme elative aisistamme aiseistamme illative aisiimme aiseihimme adessive aisillamme aiseillamme ablative aisiltamme aiseiltamme allative aisillemme aiseillemme essive aisinamme aiseinamme translative aisiksemme aiseiksemme abessive aisittamme aiseittamme instructive — — comitative — aiseinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aisinne aisinne accusative nom. aisinne aisinne gen. aisinne genitive aisinne aisienne partitive aisianne aisejanne inessive aisissanne aiseissanne elative aisistanne aiseistanne illative aisiinne aiseihinne adessive aisillanne aiseillanne ablative aisiltanne aiseiltanne allative aisillenne aiseillenne essive aisinanne aiseinanne translative aisiksenne aiseiksenne abessive aisittanne aiseittanne instructive — — comitative — aiseinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative aisinsa aisinsa accusative nom. aisinsa aisinsa gen. aisinsa genitive aisinsa aisiensa partitive aisiaan aisiansa aisejaan aisejansa inessive aisissaan aisissansa aiseissaan aiseissansa elative aisistaan aisistansa aiseistaan aiseistansa illative aisiinsa aiseihinsa adessive aisillaan aisillansa aiseillaan aiseillansa ablative aisiltaan aisiltansa aiseiltaan aiseiltansa allative aisilleen aisillensa aiseilleen aiseillensa essive aisinaan aisinansa aiseinaan aiseinansa translative aisikseen aisiksensa aiseikseen aiseiksensa abessive aisittaan aisittansa aiseittaan aiseittansa instructive — — comitative — aiseineen aiseinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• ais-duuri
• ais-molli

Anagrams

• -ias, -isa, sai

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from Latin axis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”). Doublet of axe, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Homophones: aie, aient, aies, ait, es, est (general), haie, haies, hais, hait (aspirated)

Noun

ais m (invariable)

1. board, plank

Related terms

• aisselle

Further reading

• “ais”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Iban

Etymology

From English ice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɪs/

Noun

ais

1. ice (water in frozen form)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʔɪs/
• Rhymes: -ais

Etymology 1

From Gayo [Term?].

Noun

ais (plural ais-ais)

1. handball: the offence of a player touching the ball with the hand or arm on the field during play

Etymology 2

From Batak.

Noun

ais (plural ais-ais)

1. pig areola

Further reading

• “ais”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʃ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /æʃ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /æʃ/, /ɛʃ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish ais (“back”), possibly from Proto-Celtic *axsi-, from Proto-Celtic *axsilā (“axis”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”).

Noun

ais

1. back: only used in ar ais (back) and le hais (beside, compared with)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin axis (“axle”).

Noun

ais f (genitive singular aise, nominative plural aiseanna)

1. axis

   ais an Domhain

   Earth’s axis

Declension

Declension of ais (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative ais aiseanna vocative a ais a aiseanna genitive aise aiseanna dative ais aiseanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an ais na haiseanna genitive na haise na n-aiseanna dative leis an ais don ais leis na haiseanna

Derived terms

• aon-aiseach (“uniaxial”, adjective)
• mór-ais f (“major axis”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ais

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ais	n-ais	hais	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ais”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ais (‘back, hinder part’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Latin

Pronunciation

• ais: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈa.ɪs]
• aīs: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈa.iːs]
• a͡is: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈajs]
• aī̆s: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.is]
• a͡is: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈajs]

Verb

ais or aīs or a͡is

1. second-person singular present active indicative of aiō

Usage notes

• The standard Classical form is ais, but aīs with ⟨ī⟩ and a͡is with a diphthong are also attested in Plautus.

Derived terms

• aisne tu (ain' tu)

Malay

ais

Etymology

From English ice.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /aes/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /aɪs/
• Rhymes: -aes, -es

Noun

ais (plural ais-ais or ais²)

1. ice (water in frozen form)

   Synonym: air batu

Alternative forms

• es (Indonesia)

Derived terms

• ais kacang
• ais loli
• aiskrim

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German īs, from Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą (“ice”). Cognate with German Eis, English ice.

Noun

ais n

1. ice

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Norman

Etymology

From Latin axis.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey):

  (file)

Noun

ais m (plural ais)

1. (Guernsey, Jersey) shelf, mantelpiece

Occitan

Alternative forms

• èish (Gascon)
• aisse (Limousin)
• aisse (Provençal)
• aisse (Vivaro-Alpine)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin axis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”). Doublet of axe, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Languedoc):

  (file)

Noun

ais m (plural aiss)

1. axis, axle

Related terms

• aissèl

Old Irish

Etymology 1

Possibly from Proto-Celtic *axsi-, from Proto-Celtic *axsilā (“axis”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”).

Noun

ais

1. back, hinder part

Usage notes

Rarely used as a simple noun, but frequently in prepositional phrases with ar, for, fri, tar.

Etymology 2

Noun

ais

1. alternative spelling of aís

Mutation

Mutation of ais

radical	lenition	nasalization
ais (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	ais	n-ais

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

àis m inan (Cyrillic spelling а̀ис)

1. (music) A-sharp

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh eis, from early Proto-Brythonic *assī, a plural derived secondarily from Proto-Celtic *ast, from pre-Celtic *h₂est, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ (“bone”) (compare Irish easna, Latin os, Albanian asht). Doublet of asen; related to asgwrn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ai̯s/

Noun

ais (plural, singular eisen f)

1. (anatomy) ribs

   Synonym: asennau

2. laths

Derived terms

• llyriad yr ais, llysieuyn yr ais (“ribwort”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ais

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ais	unchanged	unchanged	hais

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “ais”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ais”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies