ai

Radestrian

Etymology 1

a rredeșeș revaca

From Middle Radestrian air, from Old Radestrian air, inherited from Proto-Radic *awir, from Proto-Hirdic *akhwés, *ákhwis (“bow”), from Proto-Laenkean *ʔm̥k(ʰ)wés.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ai/
• Homophones: ài
• Rhyme: -ai ⁽¹⁸⁾

Noun

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

1. bow (weapon)
2. (geometry) arc

   Ag aist α svímavartș 37°-víș sjarus er revacen, van gjøș 1t-víș vynis. Fjøspjesa pánist ag aisk α.

   Arc α is subtended by an angle of 37° on a circle with a radius of 1m. Calculate the length of arc α.

Declension

Declension of ai (light)
		singular	plural
nominative		ai /ai/	aire /ˈairɛ/
vocative		aise /ˈaisɛ/
genitive	proper	aisk /aisk/	airis /ˈairis/
	constructive		ais /ais/
dative		ain /ain/	airín /ˈairiːn/
accusative		aist /aist/	airid /ˈairid/
instrumental		aivúr /ˈaivuːr/	airíe /ˈairiːɛ/

Derived terms

• ailes (“sine”)

Related terms

• amns (“arrow”)
• revaca (“circle”)

Translations

weapon

Laefevian: vlant

geometrical arc

Laefevian: liôlwant

Etymology 2

From Middle Radestrian ai, from Old Radestrian laɣi, inherited from Proto-Radic *olhır, *olher, from Proto-Laenkean *(s)lɯh-.

Alternative forms

• a’ (before i-)
• e (dialectal)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ai/
  • (colloquial) /ɤi/
  • (coastal, colloquial) /ɛ/
• Homophones: ài
• Rhymes: -ai ⁽¹⁸⁾, -ɤi ⁽¹⁷⁾

Article

ai

1. the (oblique plural inanimate definite article)

Usage notes

• Sometimes used as the nominative plural inanimate definite article instead of a or ag, though this usage is proscribed.

See also

The Definite Article in Radestrian
	inanimate						animate
	nominative		oblique		constructive genitive		nominative		constructive genitive
							oblique
			singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
pre-consonantal	a			ai	as	ais	u	i	us	is
pre-vocalic	ag
				before i-			before u-	before i-
				a'			a