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Appendix:Variations of "ai" Akawaio Suffix ake suffix18 ake -i References French Etymology fr :inh la:-āvī fr la -āvī. Pronunciation v Suffix verb forms the first-person singular past historic indicative form of an fr -er verb Hungarian Etymology hu -a -i possessive suffix possessive plural y Pronunciation Suffix hu suffix hu possessive possessive suffix for multiple possessions: hu with no noun for possessor his, her, its ……-s third-person singular; the pronoun hu ő s/he being optional for emphasis hu ház house → hu házai a házai his/her/its houses, hu házai az ő házai his/her houses hu játék toy → hu játékai a játékai his/her/its toys, hu játékai az ő játékai his/her toys hu with no noun for possessor formal y your ……-s second-person singular, grammatically resembling the third person sg. hu ház house → hu házai a házai your [formal] houses, hu házai az ön házai, a maga házai your [formal] houses hu a noun or certain pronouns as the possessor: ……’s ……-s, ……-s of …… third-person sg. or pl., depending on the noun or pronoun hu az ember(nek a) házai the person’s houses hu a gyerek(nek a) játékai the child’s toys hu az emberek(nek a) házai the people’s houses hu a gyerekek(nek a) játékai the children’s toys hu az önök házai, a maguk házai your (plural, formal) houses hu azok(nak a) házai the houses of those hu ki(k)nek a játékai? whose toys? Usage notes See also :Category:Hungarian noun forms Appendix:Hungarian possessive suffixes Italian Etymology 1 From it la -ō -āvī, via -āī.it Patota Giuseppe Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano 2002 il Mulino Bologna 88-15-08638-2 145 Example: Italian it lodai, from Latin la laudāvī. Pronunciation -ài Suffix verb used with a stem to form the first-person singular past historic of it -are verbs See also it -erai Etymology 2 Pronunciation -à.i Suffix noun adjective m-p it -aio References Anagrams it ai -ia IA Japanese Romanization あい Lithuanian Pronunciation ai̇̃ Etymology 1 lt Suffix lt suffix -ai̇̃ adverb-forming suffixes comparative -aũ superlative -áusiai forms adverbs from adjectives: -ly lt geras gerai good well lt sėkmingas sėkmingai successful successfully Usage notes Palatalizes the final root consonant (i.e. forms lt -iai) with adjectives in lt -us. In particular, with adjectives in lt -dus and lt -tus, their palatalization forms lt -džiai and lt -čiai, such as in the cases of lt saldus saldžiai and lt absoliutus absoliučiai. Other occurrences of lt -iai, e.g. lt seniai, are irregular. In some cases, especially adjectives in lt -ingas and lt -iškas, the suffix is unstressed, and the resultant adverb follows the stress paradigm of the root adjective, although the comparative forms still follow the stress provided here. Derived terms lt Etymology 2 Suffix lt suffixf lt -as nom//voc p Portuguese Alternative forms pt -ae obsolete Suffix verb forms the 2nd-person plural affirmative imperative of 1st conjugation verbs; appended to the stem pt Amai-vos uns aos outros. Love (you all) one another. Usage notes Like every other 2nd-person plural conjugation, its use is archaic. Related terms pt -ei (affirmative imperative for 2nd-conjugation verbs) pt -i (affirmative imperative for 3rd-conjugation verbs) pt -eis (negative imperative for 1st-conjugation verbs) Sardinian Etymology From sc la -āre, present infinitive of la -ō 1st-conjugation verbal suffix, from sc itc-pro *-āō. Compare sc-src - and sc-nuo -are. Suffix sc suffix sc Campidanese Attached to a stem, forms the present infinitive of most regular en verbs Conjugation - essi/ai Derived terms sc Welsh Etymology 1 cy wlm -ei. Pronunciation cy /ai̯/ Suffix m -eion forms nouns indicating the receiver or sufferer of an action; -ee cy enwebu to nominate enwebai nominee cy cyf-weld to interview cyfwelai interviewee cy morgeisio to mortgage morgeisai mortgagee cy obsolete forms agent nouns; -er cy blawd flour blotai beggar of flour; flour merchant cy llad gift, virtue llatai love messenger, go-between cy obsolete forms instrument nouns cy cymell to compel, to induce cymhellai wrench cy hidlo to strain, to filter hidlai strainer, filter cy obsolete forms terms for gases; -gen cy ul moist, damp ulai hydrogen cy ufel fire ufelai oxygen Usage notes The obsolete agentive and instrumental senses trigger fortition of the final consonant of the stem. Etymology 2 Alternative forms cy cy-S third-person singular conditional cy -sai Pronunciation cy /ai̯/ cy-N,standard cy /ɛ/ /a/ cy-N,colloquial cy /ai̯/ cy-S,standard cy /ɛ/ cy-S,colloquial Suffix verbf 1 cy literary marks the third-person singular imperfect/conditional of verbs cy colloquial marks the third-person singular conditional of verbs Derived terms cy References 143 iv 2