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English
Noun
ains
- plural of ain
Gothic
Romanization
ains
- Romanization of 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French ains.
Preposition
ains
- before
- but
Ce royaume ne seroit monarchie, ains aristocratie.- Else the kingdom would not be a monarchy, but an aristocracy.
- (Antoine Duprat)
Descendants
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *antius, from Latin ante. Compare also Italian anzi, Catalan ans.
Preposition
ains
- before
ains ton jugement- before your judgment
Descendants
References
Old Prussian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *aiˀnas from Proto-Indo-European *óynos. Compare Proto-Germanic *ainaz.
Numeral
ains (feminine aina, neuter ainan)
- one
References