άι
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Greek[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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]
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”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
- ^ 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)
Synonyms[edit]
- όι-όι (ói-ói)
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
άι • (ái) m (indeclinable)
- Alternative form of Αϊ (Aï)