άι
GreekEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From ἄε from Ancient Greek ἄγε sg (áge, “go!”, pres.imp.) (with deletion of ‑γ-) of verb ἄγω (“I lead”)[1][2].
Alternative formsEdit
- α (a) (shortened form)
- and see: άντε (ánte) for interchangeable interjections for dismissal
InterjectionEdit
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!
ReferencesEdit
- ^ άι in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- ^ Georgios Babiniotis (2002), “άι”, in Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of the New Greek Language] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias, →ISBN.
Etymology 2Edit
InterjectionEdit
άι • (ái)
SynonymsEdit
- όι-όι (ói-ói)
Etymology 3Edit
NounEdit
άι • (ái) m (indeclinable)
- Alternative form of Αϊ (Aï)