ais
English
Bavarian
Etymology
From Old High German īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą.
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Brunei Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ais/
- Hyphenation: a‧is
Catalan
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German īs, from Old High German īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą. Cognate with German Eis, Dutch ijs, English ice, Icelandic ís.
Noun
ais n (uncountable)
- (Luserna, Sette Comuni, Tredici Comuni) ice
- 'Z ais ist bassar gabróart. ― Ice is frozen water. (Sette Comuni dialect)
Declension
Sette Comuni dialect
Derived terms
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
- “ais” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
Elfdalian
Etymology
From Old Norse íss, From Proto-Germanic *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-. Compare English ice and Swedish is.
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *aisa. Cognate with Finnish aisa.
Noun
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ais | aisad |
| genitive | aisa | aiste / aisade |
| partitive | aisa | aisu / aisasid |
| illative | aisa / aisasse | aistesse / aisadesse |
| inessive | aisas | aistes / aisades |
| elative | aisast | aistest / aisadest |
| allative | aisale | aistele / aisadele |
| adessive | aisal | aistel / aisadel |
| ablative | aisalt | aistelt / aisadelt |
| translative | aisaks | aisteks / aisadeks |
| terminative | aisani | aisteni / aisadeni |
| essive | aisana | aistena / aisadena |
| abessive | aisata | aisteta / aisadeta |
| comitative | aisaga | aistega / aisadega |
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯s/, [ˈɑi̯s̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑis
- Syllabification(key): ais
Usage notes
Capitalized for the great octave or any octave below that, or in names of major keys; not capitalized for the small octave or any octave above that, or in names of minor keys.
Declension
| Inflection of ais (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ais | aisit | ||
| genitive | aisin | aisien | ||
| partitive | aisia | aiseja | ||
| illative | aisiin | aiseihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | ais | aisit | ||
| accusative | nom. | ais | aisit | |
| gen. | aisin | |||
| genitive | aisin | aisien | ||
| partitive | aisia | aiseja | ||
| inessive | aisissa | aiseissa | ||
| elative | aisista | aiseista | ||
| illative | aisiin | aiseihin | ||
| adessive | aisilla | aiseilla | ||
| ablative | aisilta | aiseilta | ||
| allative | aisille | aiseille | ||
| essive | aisina | aiseina | ||
| translative | aisiksi | aiseiksi | ||
| instructive | — | aisein | ||
| abessive | aisitta | aiseitta | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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French
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin axis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”). Doublet of axe, a borrowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛ
Further reading
- “ais”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaʔɪs/
- Rhymes: -ais
Etymology 1
From Gayo [Term?].
Noun
ais (plural ais-ais, first-person possessive aisku, second-person possessive aismu, third-person possessive aisnya)
- handball: the offence of a player touching the ball with the hand or arm on the field during play.
Etymology 2
From Batak.
Noun
ais (plural ais-ais, first-person possessive aisku, second-person possessive aismu, third-person possessive aisnya)
Further reading
- “ais” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aʃ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /æʃ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /æʃ/, /ɛʃ/[1]
Declension
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- aon-aiseach (“uniaxial”, adjective)
- mór-ais f (“major axis”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ais | n-ais | hais | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 32
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ais”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 ais (‘back, hinder part’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.is/, [ˈäɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.is/, [ˈäːis]
Malay

Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /aes/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /aɪs/
- Rhymes: -aes, -es
Noun
ais (plural ais-ais, informal 1st possessive aisku, 2nd possessive aismu, 3rd possessive aisnya)
- ice (water in frozen form)
Alternative forms
- es (Indonesia)
See also
Mòcheno
Etymology
From Middle High German īs, from Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą (“ice”). Cognate with German Eis, English ice.
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Norman
Pronunciation
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Old Irish
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| ais | unchanged | n-ais |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh eis, from Proto-Brythonic *assī, from Proto-Celtic *astū, from pre-Celtic *h₂estōn, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ (“bone”) (compare Irish easna, Latin os, Albanian asht). Doublet of asen; related to asgwrn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ai̯s/
Synonyms
- (ribs): asennau
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| ais | unchanged | unchanged | hais |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||