Thais

See also: thais, Thaís, thaïs, and Thaïs

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪz

Etymology 1

From Thai ไทย (tai).

Noun

Thais

1. plural of Thai

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek Θαΐς (Thaḯs), became known as the name of the mistress of Alexander the Great.

Proper noun

Thais

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Translations

female given name

• Catalan: Taís
• French: Thaïs (fr)
• German: Thais (de)
• Hungarian: Thaïsz, Thaisz
• Italian: Taide (it), Taisia
• Latin: Thais, Thaida
• Polish: Taida, Tais, Taisja, Tesja
• Portuguese: Taís (pt), Thaís
• Russian: Таисия (ru) (Taisija)
• Slovene: Tajda
• Spanish: Taís, Thaïs

Anagrams

• Tahsi, Tisha, has it, saith

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Thai +‎ -s.

Adjective

Thais (attributive Thaise, not comparable)

1. Thai (of, from, or pertaining to Thailand, the Thai people or the Thai language)

   Synonym: Thailands

Etymology 2

Noun

Thais

1. plural of Thai

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θαΐς (Thaḯs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰaː.is/, [ˈt̪ʰäːɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈta.is/, [ˈt̪äːis]

Noun

Thāis f sg (genitive Thāidis); third declension

1. The name of a famous hetaera

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Thāis
genitive	Thāidis
dative	Thāidī
accusative	Thāidem
ablative	Thāide
vocative	Thāis

References

• “Thais”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Thais in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.