aí
See also: Variations of "ai"
aí - Ladino
Adverb
aí (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling אאי)
aí - Old Irish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA: /aːi̯/
Pronoun
aí
- his, hers, theirs (optionally governed by the definite article)
- (partitive genitive) of him, of her, of them
Inflection
Normally uninflected, but the following forms, which Thurneysen considers artificial Latinisms, are found in the Milan glosses:
- Accusative plural: aiï
- Dative plural: aiïb
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| aí | unchanged | n-aí |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
aí - Portuguese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA: /aˈi/
- (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈi/
- Hyphenation: a‧í
Adverb
aí (not comparable)
- there (close to the second person (you))
- O livro está aí, ao seu lado.
- The book is there, next to you.
- towards the second person
- Irei aí.
- I’ll go to you.
- then (soon afterwards)
- O telhado caiu, aí reconstruiram a casa.
- The roof collapsed, then they rebuilt the house.
- Synonym: então
- in this case; in this situation; this way
- O livro pode ser queimado. Aí não tem como restaurá-lo.
- The book may be burned. This way it is impossible to restore it.
Derived terms
- aí vem
- por aí
Interjection
aí!
- yeah! (expressing joy, celebration, glee, etc.)
- Synonym: é isso aí!