aye

Meaning

Adv

Ever, always.

Intj

1. Yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question.
2. A word used to acknowledge a command from a superior, usually preceded by a verbatim repeat-back.

Verb

To respond with an "aye".

Noun

An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative.

Intj

Alternative spelling of ay (question tag).

Intj

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of ay: expressing anger, alarm, frustration, pain, etc.
2. Used in aye aye.

Intj

Alternative spelling of eh.

Opposite of

nay

Synonyms

yes

yeah

yep

yea

ay

always

ever

invariably

forever

indeed

permanently

perpetually

religiously

still

surely

year-round

affirmative vote

Yes

sempre

absolutely

year in, year out

affirmative

all along

certainly

continually

decidedly

definitively

every time

Translations

sí

oui

evet

ja

μάλιστα

sí

πάντοτε

ναι

sim

jawohl

ja

jawel

doch

ναί

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: ay

Cognate with Old English: āwo

Cognate with Middle Dutch: ie

Cognate with German: je

Cognate with Old English: ǣ

Cognate with Western Frisian: ieu

Cognate with Dutch: eeuw

Cognate with Irish: aois

Cognate with Breton: oad

Cognate with Latin: aevum

Cognate with Ancient Greek: αἰών

Cognate with Faroese: ája

In summary

From Middle English ay, ai, aȝȝ, from Old Norse ei, ey, from Proto-Germanic *aiwa, *aiwō (“ever, always”), from *aiwaz (“age; law”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (“long time”). Doublet of aeviternity and aevum.
See also Old English āwo, āwa, ā, ō, Middle Dutch ie, German je; also Old English ǣ(w) (“law”), West Frisian ieu (“century”), Dutch eeuw (“century”); also Irish aois (“age, period”), Breton oad (“age, period”), Latin ævum (“eternity”), Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn).