ái
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ai"
Icelandic
Interjection
ái
Noun
ái m (genitive singular áa, nominative plural áar)
- (archaic) ancestor, forefather, forebear
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ái | áinn | áar | áarnir |
| accusative | áa | áann | áa | áana |
| dative | áa | áanum | áum | áunum |
| genitive | áa | áans | áa | áanna |
Further reading
- “ái” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Mandarin
Alternative forms
- ai — nonstandard
Romanization
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 皚 / 皑, 凒
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 呆
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啀
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嘊
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嵦
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 挨
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 捱
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 敱
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 敳 /
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 溰 / 𰛥
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 癊
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 癌
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 騃 / 𫘤
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㱯
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 䶣 / 𬺃, 𬺃
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𠊎
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𤸳
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𦩴
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𧪚
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𩂢
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𩪂
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𩮖
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𪺾
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𫨾
Northern Tepehuan
Noun
ái
- obsolete spelling of ááyi
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *awô (“grandfather”).
Alternatively, from Proto-Germanic *anô (“forefather, ancestor”).
Noun
Declension
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ái | áinn | ár | árnir |
| accusative | á | áinn | á | áina |
| dative | á | áinum | ám | ánum |
| genitive | á | áins | á | áinna |
Derived terms
- ánasótt (“decrepitude”)
See also
Tày
Pronunciation
- (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˧˥]
- (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˦]
Etymology 1
From Chinese 愛 / 爱 (ài). Compare Muong hảo for similar developments.
Verb
ái (愛)
- to like; to want
- ái pây liêu ― to want to go out
- ái chin mác rèo năm mạy
- one must grow a plant if one wishes to eat its fruits
Particle
ái
- (future marker) about to
- ái thâng nèn ― Tet is about to come
Adjective
ái
Adverb
ái
Synonyms
- châư
- mo
Etymology 2
Noun
ái (隘)
Etymology 3
Noun
ái
- fence
- lọm ai ― fences
- pác tu ai ― fence gate
Synonyms
- lọm
- ru̱a
- rược
- ảng
References
- Hoàng Văn Ma, Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Chí (2006) Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt [Tay-Nung-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội
- Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary][1][2] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
- Dương Nhật Thanh, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày][3] (in Tày and Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học xã hội [Social Sciences Publishing House]
- Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary][4] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˦˥]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file) Audio (Saigon): (file)
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 愛 (“to love; love”).
Verb
ái
Usage notes
- This usage is found strictly in the "Vietnamized" version ngộ ái nị of the Cantonese phrase 我愛你 / 我爱你 (ngo5 oi3 nei5, “I love you”)
See also
Noun
ái
- (chiefly in compounds) love
Romanization
ái
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 愛
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Clipping of ái nam ái nữ.
Adjective
ái
- (slang) homosexual; gay
Synonyms
Etymology 3
Interjection
ái!