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See also: ài

ai

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

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

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+{{also|ài}}
 == Radestrian ==
-=== Etymology 1 ===
+=== Alternative forms ===
+* {{l|rad|a’}} (''before i-'')
+* {{l|rad|e}} (''dialectal'')
+=== Pronunciation ===
+{{rad-pronunciation|colloquial|/ɤi/|coastal|colloquial|/ɛ/|homophones|ài}}
+=== Etymology ===
 From {{inherit|rad|rad-m|ai}},
 from {{inherit|rad|rad-o|laɣi}},
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 {{root|rad|lnk-pro|(s)lɯh-}}
-==== Alternative forms ====
+=== Article ===
-* {{l|rad|a’}} (''before i-'')
-* {{l|rad|e}} (''dialectal'')
-==== Pronunciation ====
-{{rad-pronunciation|colloquial|/ɤi/|coastal|colloquial|/ɛ/}}
-==== Article ====
 {{head|rad|article}}
 # {{eng|the}} (oblique plural inanimate definite article)
-===== Usage notes =====
+==== Usage notes ====
 * Sometimes used as the nominative plural inanimate definite article instead of {{m|rad|a}} or {{m|rad|ag}}, though this usage is proscribed.
-===== See also =====
+==== See also ====
 {{rad-art}}
-=== Etymology 2 ===
-{{multiet|rad}}
-==== Pronunciation ====
-{{rad-pronunciation}}
-==== Verb ====
-{{head|rad|verb form
-}}
-# {{inflection of|rad|aut|1|sg|npst|ind}}