άι

See also: Άι, αϊ, Αϊ, αἴ, αἱ, αἵ, and αι.

Greek edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈaj/ (as diphthong)
Hyphenation: άι

Etymology 1 edit

From ἄε from Ancient Greek ἄγε sg (áge, “go!”, pres.imp.) (with deletion of ‑γ-) of verb ἄγω (“I lead”).^[1]^[2]

See also: άιντε, άμε, and άντε

Alternative forms edit

α (a) (shortened form)

and see: άντε (ánte) for interchangeable interjections for dismissal

Interjection edit

άι • (ái)

(colloquial, informal, offensive) go!
Άι στο διάβολο!
Ái sto diávolo!
Go to the devil! (to hell)

Άι να χαθείς!
Ái na chatheís!
Get lost!

References edit

^ άι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
^ άι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.

Etymology 2 edit

Interjection edit

άι • (ái)

ow, ouch, argh (on feeling pain, surprise, etc)

Synonyms edit

όι-όι (ói-ói)

Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

άι • (ái) m (indeclinable)

Alternative form of Αϊ (Aï)

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