ai

See also: ài

Radestrian

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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

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/

Related terms

• amns (“arrow”)
• revaca (“circle”)

Translations

weapon

Laefevian: vlant

geometrical arc

Laefevian: liôlwant