άι

See also: Άι, αϊ, Αϊ, αἴ, αἱ, αἵ, and αι.

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaj/ (as diphthong)
  • Hyphenation: άι

Etymology 1

From ἄε from Ancient Greek ἄγε sg (áge, “go!”, pres.imp.) (with deletion of ‑γ-) of verb ἄγω (“I lead”).[1][2]

See also: άιντε, άμε, and άντε

Alternative forms

  • α (a) (shortened form)
  • and see: άντε (ánte) for interchangeable interjections for dismissal

Interjection

άι • (ái)

  2. (colloquial, informal, offensive) go!
    Άι στο διάβολο!
    Ái sto diávolo!
    Go to the devil! (to hell)
    Άι να χαθείς!
    Ái na chatheís!
    Get lost!

References

  1. ^ άι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ άι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.

Etymology 2

Interjection

άι • (ái)

  1. ow, ouch, argh (on feeling pain, surprise, etc)
Synonyms

Etymology 3

Noun

άι • (ái) m (indeclinable)

  1. alternative form of Αϊ (Aï)
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