-ai

See also: ai, ài

Radestrian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ai/

Etymology 1

From Middle Radestrian -air, from Old Radestrian -air, inherited from Proto-Radic *-awir, from Proto-Hirdic *-ákhwis, from Proto-Laenkean *-ń̥k(ʰ)wes.

Suffix

-ai inan (nominal, genitive singular -aisk, nominative plural -aire, compound form -ai-, relational adjective -aiș)

1. forms neutral diminutive nouns

   Synonyms: -jenș, -junș (affectionate diminutive)

2. (chemistry) forms the names of certain elements

Usage notes

• When added to:
  • e- or i-stems, the resulting ending is -jai.
  • o- or u-stems, the resulting ending is -vai.

Declension

Declension of -ai (light)
		singular	plural
nominative		-ai /-ai/	-aire /-airɛ/
vocative		-aise /-aisɛ/
genitive	proper	-aisk /-aisk/	-airis /-airis/
	constructive		-ais /-ais/
dative		-ain /-ain/	-airín /-airiːn/
accusative		-aist /-aist/	-airid /-airid/
instrumental		-aivúr /-aivuːr/	-airíe /-airiːɛ/

Derived terms

▶ Radestrian terms suffixed with -ai

Translations

diminutive suffix

Laefevian: -enj Riyan: -jaŗ

Etymology 2

Pronoun

-ai

1. post-consonantal dative clitic of vara (“they”, inanimate) before another clitic

Etymology 3

Suffix

-ai

1. first-person singular non-past indicative of -at