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Translingual
Symbol
ae
( international standards ) ISO 639-1 language code for Avestan .
English
Etymology
Variant form of æ .
Pronunciation
Symbol
ae
Alternative form of æ .
See also
References
“ae”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language , 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin , 2000 , →ISBN .
“ae ”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged , Dictionary.com, LLC , 1995–present.
Anagrams
Abinomn
Noun
ae
mother
Aore
Noun
ae
water
Further reading
Darrell T. Tryon, New Hebrides languages: an internal classification (1976)
ABVD
Barai
Pronunciation
Letter
ae (upper case Ae )
A letter of the Barai alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Bislama
Etymology
From English eye .
Noun
ae
( anatomy ) eye
Danish
Etymology
Probably derived from the interjection ah .
Pronunciation
Verb
ae (past tense aede , past participle aet )
to stroke , pat , caress
Conjugation
Eastern Ngad'a
Noun
ae
water
References
Ende
wai
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ .
Noun
ae
water ( clear liquid H₂O )
References
Bradley J. McDonnell, Possessive Structures in Ende: a Language of Eastern Indonesia
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish áe ( “ liver ” ) , from Old Irish óa , from Proto-Celtic *awV- . Compare Welsh afu .
Noun
ae m (genitive singular ae , nominative plural aenna )
( anatomy ) liver
Declension
Alternative plural: aebha , aobha
Alternative genitive plural: ae ( in certain phrases )
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
ae m (genitive singular ae )
Alternative form of aoi ( “ metrical composition ” )
Declension
Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical
Eclipsis
with h -prothesis
with t -prothesis
ae
n-ae
hae
t-ae
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
Further reading
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977 ) “ae ”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla , Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “1 áe ("liver") ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959 ) “ae ”, in English-Irish Dictionary , An Gúm
“ae ”, in New English-Irish Dictionary , Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
References
Kala
Pronunciation
Noun
ae
tree
Further reading
Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia , Pacific Linguistics , series C-98 (1988) (ai)
Morris Johnson, Kela Organized Phonology Data (1994) (ae)
Khumi Chin
Ae.
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ʔaar . Cognates include Zou ah and Mizo ár .
Pronunciation
Noun
ae
chicken
References
K. E. Herr (2011 ) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin , Payap University, page 44
Lavukaleve
Verb
ae
( intransitive ) go up
Li'o
ae
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ .
Noun
ae
water ( clear liquid H₂O )
References
P. Sawardo, Struktur bahasa Lio (1987)
Louise Baird, A Grammar of Kéo: An Austronesian Language of East Nusantara (2002) ('aé)
Lote
Noun
ae
tree
References
Marshallese
Pronunciation
Noun
ae
current
pool
Verb
ae
collect
gather , grouping
References
Mbyá Guaraní
Particle
ae
emphatic particle
Middle Welsh
Pronunciation
Conjunction
ae … ae
either … or
Pwyll Pendeuic Dyuet :
Sef kyfryw chware a wneynt, taraw a wnai pob un dyrnawt ar y got, ae a’e droet ae a throssawl;
In this manner they played the game, each of them striking the bag, either with his foot or with a staff.
Descendants
Niuean
Etymology
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *a(a)e .
Interjection
ae
used to draw attention ; hey !
expression of surprise ; oh !
Pará Arára
aege ( used when talking to a capuchin monkey )
Noun
ae
a wasp
References
2010 , Isaac Costa de Souza, A Phonological Description of “Pet Talk” in Arara (MA), SIL Brazil, page 42.
Portuguese
Etymology
From aí .
Interjection
ae
( Internet slang , Brazil ) oh yeah ( expression of joy or approvement )
Sardinian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin avem , accusative of avis .
Pronunciation
Noun
ae f (plural aes )
( Logudorese ) bird (in general), especially eagles or other birds of prey
Synonyms: achedda , puzone
Usage notes
According to Max Leopold Wagner, ae means 'bird' in a general, almost collective, sense, while a specific bird is usually called a puzone . The term also has a tendency to mean 'eagle' in central dialects, and by extension also 'vulture' and other birds of prey.
Further reading
Rubattu, Antoninu (2006 ) “uccello”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna , 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964 ) “áve”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo , Heidelberg
Scots
Etymology
From Northern Middle English a , apocopic form of oon , from Old English ān ( “ one ” ) , from Proto-West Germanic *ain . See also Scots ane .
Pronunciation
Numeral
ae
one
1875 , William Alexander, Sketches of Life Among My Ain Folk , page 51 :
Usage notes
Used before nouns.
Pronoun
ae
one ( of the two )
one , someone ( indefinite )
Adjective
ae (not comparable )
one , the same
Adverb
ae (not comparable )
only
about , approximately
Synonym: a
( poetic ) Emphasises a superlative.
Derived terms
References
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Concise Scots Dictionary , 1985, Aberdeen University Press editor-in-chief Mairi Robinson, →ISBN
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 “ae, adj. ”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language , Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries , 2004–present, →OCLC , retrieved 21 May 2024 , reproduced from W Grant and D D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary , Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association , 1931–1976, →OCLC .
Teanu
Etymology
Possibly from earlier *kel , from Proto-Oceanic *keli , from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *keli , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali , from Proto-Austronesian *kalih . But this etymology remains dubious.
Pronunciation
Verb
ae
to dig , hollow out
References
Touo
Noun
ae
father ; Short for finɔ ae .
Short for atufe ae .
stepfather ; mother 's new husband
father 's brother
husband of one's mother 's sister
son of one's father 's sister
son-in-law of one's father 's sister
son of one's father 's parallel cousin
paternal grandson of one's paternal grandparent 's sister
grandfather (on both sides); Short for fizu ae .
Short for fizu atufe ae .
grandfather 's brother
maternal grandmother 's brother
son of one's grandfather 's sister
maternal grandson of one's grandfather 's sister
husband of one's father 's sister
male parallel cousin -in-law of one's father
Usage notes
All the relations above can be simply stated as ae unless the speaker wishes to avoid ambiguity, much as English speakers will say cousin without specifying second cousin , etc.
Coordinate terms
ina ( “ mother, various other meanings ” )
References
Scheffler, H. W. (1972 ) “Baniata Kin Classification: The Case for Extensions”, in Southwestern Journal of Anthropology , volume 28 , number 4, University of Chicago Press, pages 350—381
West Makian
Etymology
Possibly cognate with Ternate hohe ( “ to laugh ” ) .
Pronunciation
Verb
ae
( intransitive ) to laugh
Conjugation
Conjugation of ae (action verb)
singular
plural
inclusive
exclusive
1st person
taae
maae
aae
2nd person
naae
faae
3rd person
inanimate
iae
daae
animate
imperative
naae , ae
faae , ae
References
Clemens Voorhoeve (1982 ) The Makian languages and their neighbours , Pacific linguistics
Wolio
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaqay , from Proto-Austronesian *qaqay .
Pronunciation
Noun
ae
foot , leg
References
Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987 ) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia) , Dordrecht: Foris
Zhuang
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Classifier
ae (Sawndip forms 侅 or ⿰亻界 or 𠲖 , 1957–1982 spelling əi )
used for adult men
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tai *ʔajᴬ ( “ to cough ” ) . Cognate with Thai ไอ ( ai ) , Northern Thai ᩋᩱ , Lao ໄອ ( ʼai ) , Lü ᦺᦀ ( ˙ʼay ) , Shan ဢႆ ( ʼǎi ) , Tai Nüa ᥟᥭ ( ʼay ) , Aiton ဢႝ ( ʼay ) , Ahom 𑜒𑜩 ( ʼay ) , Saek ไอ๋ .
Verb
ae (Sawndip forms 痎 or 𧙜 or 𠲖 or 哎 , 1957–1982 spelling əi )
to cough