ai-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ai"

Champenois

Etymology

Inherited from Old French a-, from Latin ad-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛ/

Prefix

ai-

1. A prefix forming words, especially verbs, that denote entering a state, making progress toward a goal, or the like.

References

• Daunay, Jean (1998) Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne)‎^[1] (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
• Baudoin, Alphonse (1885) Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux‎^[2] (in French), Troyes

Japanese

Romanization

ai-

1. Rōmaji transcription of あい

Ternate

Pronoun

ai-

1. (masculine, dialectal) third-person singular possessive prefix, his

   Synonym: i-

See also

Ternate personal pronouns

		independent		subject proclitic	possessive
		informal	formal
singular	1st person	ngori	fangarem, fajaruf	to	ri
	2nd person	ngana	ngoni, jou ngoni	no	ni
	3rd person	unam, minaf		om, mof, inh	im, mif, manh
plural	1st person inclusive	ngone		fo	na, nga
	1st person exclusive	ngomi	fangare ngomim, fajaru ngomif, fara ngomi1	mi	mi, mia
	2nd person	ngoni		ni	na, nia
	3rd person	anah, enanh		ih, nh, yoh, †, yanh, †	nah, ngah, manh

• unmarked pronouns are gender non-specific
• m - masculine, f - feminine, h - human, nh - non-human
• 1 - for mixed-gender groups
• † - archaic

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tocharian B

Etymology

Cognate with Tocharian A e-, from Proto-Tocharian *āi-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- (“to give”).

Verb

ai-

1. to give
2. to pay out (money)
3. (middle voice) to take

References

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ai-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 106–107

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• àrì- (Ekiti)

Prefix

àì-

1. negative nominalizing prefix; non- (added to verbs)

   àìkú (“the act or state of not dying”)

   àìbìkítà (“act or state of not caring or carrying; indifference”)

   àìlásìkò (“the act of not having time; timelessness”)

   àìláya (“the act or state of not having a wife; bachelorhood”)

   àìlè (“not being able; the act of not being able to do something”)

   àìnítẹ̀ẹ́lọ́rùn (“the act of not having satisfaction; dissatisfaction”)

   àìsàn (“the state of not being healthy; sickness”)

Derived terms

Yoruba terms prefixed with ai-

abiikọ

abuubutan

afẹẹri

akọigba

alailowaya

arọọrọda

aika

ainitẹẹlọrun

ọjọ Aiku

ọrọ aibofin-ile-igbimọ-aṣofin-mu

airi

airigbẹẹya

airilegbe

airiṣẹṣe

airoorunsun

airọmọbi

aisan