ay

Significat (Anglès)

Intj

1. Ah! alas! Expressing anger, alarm, frustration, pain, etc.
2. (Northern-England, Scotland) Expressing earnestness, surprise, wonder, etc.
3. Used in ay, ay.

Noun

Alternative spelling of aye (“yes”).

Adv

Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time.

Noun

Alternative form of a: the name of the Latin-script letter A/a.

Conceptes

sí

sempre

Sinònims

yes

aye

yep

yeah

year-round

sempre

all along

year in, year out

invariably

religiously

right

Traduccions

oui

ναι

sì

sí

sic

ja

ay

si

sim

evet

belê

μάλιστα

ja

sempre

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/aɪ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: ai

Cognat amb anglès antic: ā

Cognat amb grec antic: ἀεί

Cognat amb llatí: aevum

In summary

From Middle English ei, ej, ey, eye, ultimately imitative of the natural utterance, although probably also influenced by Anglo-Norman and Old French ahi, Old French haï, and Middle French aï, aïe, ay.