ae

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ae"

Translingual

Symbol

ae

1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Avestan.

English

Etymology

Variant form of æ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iː/, /eɪ/, /ə/
• Rhymes: -iː, -eɪ, -ə

Symbol

ae

1. Variant of æ.

See also

• a.e.

References

• “ae”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
• “ae”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

• EA, Ea, ea, ea.

Abinomn

Noun

ae

1. mother

Aore

Noun

ae

1. water

Further reading

• Darrell T. Tryon, New Hebrides languages: an internal classification (1976)
• ABVD

Bislama

Etymology

From English eye.

Noun

ae

1. (anatomy) eye

Danish

Etymology

Probably derived from the interjection ah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːə/, [ˈæːæ]
• Rhymes: -aːə
• Homophone: age

Verb

ae (past tense aede, past participle aet)

1. to stroke, pat, caress

Inflection

Inflection of ae

	present	past
simple	aer	aede
perfect	har aet	havde aet
passive	aes	aedes
participle	aende	aet
imperative	a	—
infinitive	ae	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	aen	—

Eastern Ngad'a

Noun

ae

1. water

References

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Ende

wai

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Noun

ae

1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

References

• Bradley J. McDonnell, Possessive Structures in Ende: a Language of Eastern Indonesia

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /əi̯/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish áe (“liver”), from Old Irish óa, from Proto-Celtic *awV-. Compare Welsh afu.

Noun

ae m (genitive singular ae, nominative plural aenna)

1. (anatomy) liver

Declension

Declension of ae

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ae aenna Vocative a ae a aenna Genitive ae aenna Dative ae aenna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ae na haenna Genitive an ae na n-aenna Dative leis an ae don ae leis na haenna

• Alternative plural: aebha, aobha
• Alternative genitive plural: ae (in certain phrases)

Derived terms

• aelus
• crua-ae
• domlas ae
• ola ae troisc
• puchán ae

 

Etymology 2

Noun

ae m (genitive singular ae)

1. Alternative form of aoi (“metrical composition”)

Declension

Declension of ae

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative ae Vocative a ae Genitive ae Dative ae

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an t-ae Genitive an ae Dative leis an ae don ae

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ae	n-ae	hae	t-ae
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ae”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 áe ("liver")”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “ae” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “ae” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Kala

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑe/

Noun

ae

1. tree

Further reading

• Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988) (ai)
• Morris Johnson, Kela Organized Phonology Data (1994) (ae)

Khumi Chin

Ae.

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ʔaar. Cognates include Zou ah and Mizo ár.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɛ˧/

Noun

ae

1. chicken

References

• K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎^[1], Payap University, page 44

Lavukaleve

Verb

ae

1. (intransitive) go up

Li'o

ae

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Noun

ae

1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

References

• P. Sawardo, Struktur bahasa Lio (1987)
• Louise Baird, A Grammar of Kéo: An Austronesian Language of East Nusantara (2002) ('aé)

Lote

Noun

ae

1. tree

References

• Greg Pearson, René van den Berg, Lote Grammar Sketch (2008)

Mbyá Guaraní

Particle

ae

1. emphatic particle

   apy ae

   right here

Middle Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɨ̯/

Conjunction

ae … ae

1. either … or
   • Pwyll Pendeuic Dyuet:

     Sef kyfryw chware a wneynt, taraw a wnai pob un dyrnawt ar y got, ae a’e droet ae a throssawl;

     In this manner they played the game, each of them striking the bag, either with his foot or with a staff.

Descendants

• Welsh: ai

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *a(a)e.

Interjection

ae

1. used to draw attention; hey!
2. expression of surprise; oh!

Pará Arára

Alternative forms

• aege (used when talking to a capuchin monkey)

Noun

ae

1. a wasp

References

• 2010, Isaac Costa de Souza, A Phonological Description of “Pet Talk” in Arara (MA), SIL Brazil, page 42.

Portuguese

Etymology

From aí.

Interjection

ae

1. (Internet slang, Brazil) oh yeah (expression of joy or approvement)

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• ave (Nuorese)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin avem, accusative of avis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈae/

Noun

ae f (plural aes)

1. (Logudorese) bird (in general), especially eagles or other birds of prey

   Synonyms: achedda, puzone

Usage notes

According to Max Leopold Wagner, ae means 'bird' in a general, almost collective, sense, while a specific bird is usually called a puzone. The term also has a tendency to mean 'eagle' in central dialects, and by extension also 'vulture' and other birds of prey.

Further reading

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006), “uccello”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
• Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964), “áve”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg

Scots

Alternative forms

• a'e, yae, ya, yeh
• eäe (southern, dialect)
• ee (Shetland)

Etymology

From Northern Middle English a, apocopic form of ane, from Old English ān (“one”), from Proto-West Germanic *ain. See also Scots ane.

Pronunciation

• (Shetland, northern East Central Scots) IPA^(key): /eː/
• (southern East Central Scots, South-West Scots) IPA^(key): /jeː/
• (Southern Scots) IPA^(key): /jɛː/, /jæː/

Numeral

ae

1. one
   • 1786, Robert Burns, A Winter Night:

     Ae night the storm the steeples rocked

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

   Synonym: ane

Pronoun

ae

1. one (of the two)
2. one, someone (indefinite)

Adjective

ae (not comparable)

1. one, the same

Adverb

ae (not comparable)

1. only
2. about, approximately

   Synonym: a

3. (poetic) Emphasises a superlative.

Derived terms

• aefauld
• aeness
• aesome

 

West Makian

Etymology

Possibly cognate with Ternate hohe (“to laugh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.e/

Verb

ae

1. (intransitive) to laugh

Conjugation

Conjugation of ae (action verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		taae	maae	aae
2nd person		naae	faae
3rd person	inanimate	iae	daae
	animate
imperative		naae, ae	faae, ae

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[2], Pacific linguistics

Wolio

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaqay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaqay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ae/

Noun

ae

1. foot, leg

References

• Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ʔai˨˦/
• Tone numbers: ae¹
• Hyphenation: ae

Etymology 1

Classifier

ae (Sawndip forms 侅 or ⿰亻界 or 𠲖, 1957–1982 spelling əi)

1. used for adult men

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ʔajᴬ (“to cough”). Cognate with Thai ไอ (ai), Northern Thai ᩋᩱ, Lao ໄອ (ʼai), Lü ᦺᦀ (˙ʼay), Shan ဢႆ (ʼǎi), Tai Nüa ᥟᥭ (ʼay), Aiton ဢႝ (ʼay), Ahom 𑜒𑜩 (ʼay), Saek ไอ๋.

Verb

ae (Sawndip forms 痎 or 𧙜 or 𠲖 or 哎, 1957–1982 spelling əi)

1. to cough