aye

== Translingual == === Etymology === Clipping of English Ayere. === Symbol === aye (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Ayere. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Ayere terms == English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English ay, ai, aȝȝ, from Old Norse ei, ey, from Proto-Germanic *aiwa, *aiwō (“ever, always”), from *aiwaz (“age; law”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (“long time”). Doublet of aeviternity and aevum. See also Old English āwo, āwa, ā, ō, Middle Dutch ie, German je; also Old English ǣ(w) (“law”), West Frisian ieu (“century”), Dutch eeuw (“century”); also Irish aois (“age, period”), Breton oad (“age, period”), Latin ævum (“eternity”), Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn). ==== Alternative forms ==== ay oy ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /eɪ/ Rhymes: -eɪ Homophone: A (sometimes proscribed) IPA(key): /aɪ/ Rhymes: -aɪ Homophones: ay, eye, I ==== Adverb ==== aye (not comparable) (archaic) Ever, always. ===== Quotations ===== For quotations using this term, see Citations:aye. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== References ===== ===== Further reading ===== Joseph Wright, editor (1898), “AYE, adv.1.”, in The English Dialect Dictionary: […], volume I (A–C), London: Henry Frowde, […], publisher to the English Dialect Society, […]; New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, →OCLC, page 104. === Etymology 2 === "Appears suddenly about 1575, and is exceedingly common about 1600." Probably from use of aye (“ever, always”) as expression of agreement or affirmation, or from Middle English a ye (“oh yes”), or synthesis of both. Compare Faroese ája (“certainly, ah yes”). More at oh, yea. Online Etymology Dictionary also with these posits a possible descent from I (as if clipped from e.g. "I assent"). ==== Alternative forms ==== ay oy ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /aɪ/ Rhymes: -aɪ Homophones: ay, eye, I ==== Interjection ==== aye Yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question. (nautical) A word used to acknowledge a command from a superior, usually preceded by a verbatim repeat-back. ===== Usage notes ===== It is much used in Scotland, the north and Midlands of England, Northern Ireland, and North Wales, as well as in New Zealand (where it may follow rather than precede a statement). Also notably seen in viva voce voting in legislative bodies, etc., or in nautical contexts. ===== Synonyms ===== yes yea ===== Antonyms ===== nay no ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== References ===== Frank Graham, editor (1987), “AYE”, in The New Geordie Dictionary, Rothbury, Northumberland: Butler Publishing, →ISBN. Scott Dobson, Dick Irwin, “aye”, in Newcastle 1970s: Durham & Tyneside Dialect Group‎[1], archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Bill Griffiths, editor (2004), “aye”, in A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear: Northumbria University Press, →ISBN. Joseph Wright, editor (1898), “AYE, adv.2.”, in The English Dialect Dictionary: […], volume I (A–C), London: Henry Frowde, […], publisher to the English Dialect Society, […]; New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, →OCLC, pages 104-105. ==== Verb ==== aye (third-person singular simple present ayes, present participle ayeing or (now nonstandard) aying, simple past and past participle ayed) To respond with an "aye". ==== Noun ==== aye (plural ayes) An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative. Synonym: (more common) yes Antonym: nay ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /eɪ/, (New Zealand) [æe̯] ==== Interjection ==== aye (New Zealand) Alternative spelling of ay (question tag). === Etymology 4 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /aɪ/ ==== Interjection ==== aye Alternative spelling of ay: expressing anger, alarm, frustration, pain, etc. Used in aye aye. === Etymology 5 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /eɪ/ ==== Interjection ==== aye (MLE, MTE, regional African-American Vernacular, Chicano) Alternative spelling of eh. === References === === Anagrams === yae, yea == Baba Malay == === Etymology === From Malay air (“water”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aje/ Hyphenation: a‧ye === Noun === ayé water === References === Lee, Nala H. (2022), “aye”, in A Grammar of Modern Baba Malay, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 343 == Franco-Provençal == === Noun === aye plural of aya == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Betawi ayè. Doublet of saya. === Pronoun === aye (Jakarta, colloquial) First-person singular pronoun: I, me, my ==== Synonyms ==== Other pronouns with the same meaning used in Jakarta: gue, ogut Other pronouns with the same meaning used elsewhere: aku (informal) ku daku (poetic) saya (formal) gua, gw (Java) hamba == Isoko == === Noun === aye (plural eyae) dated spelling of ayị == Kerinci == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Malayic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈje/ === Noun === aye water === References === Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*wahiR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI === Further reading === Usman, A. Hakim (1985), “aye”, in Kamus Umum Kerinci—Indonesia, Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. == Middle English == === Noun === aye alternative form of ey (“egg”) == Pagu == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈa.yɛ] === Verb === aye to take == Scots == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aɪ/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse ei, ey, cognate with Old English ā. See the etymology for the English word above. ==== Alternative forms ==== ay, ey ==== Adverb ==== aye (not comparable) always, still === Etymology 2 === ==== Interjection ==== aye yes; alternative form of ay === References === “ay, adv.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from William A[lexander] Craigie, A[dam] J[ack] Aitken [et al.], editors, A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue: […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1931–2002, →OCLC. “ay, interj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC. “aye, adv.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC. == Spanish == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aʝe Syllabification: a‧ye === Noun === aye m (plural ayes) whine; whining; whinging == Yola == === Etymology === From Middle English ay, from Old Norse ey. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eː/ === Adverb === aye ever === References === Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 116 == Yoruba == === Alternative forms === ايعِ aiyé (archaic) === Etymology 1 === Cognate with Edo aye ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ā.jé/ ==== Noun ==== ayé world life ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /à.jè/ ==== Noun ==== àyè chance, opportunity ===== Derived terms ===== ráyè (“to get the opportunity”) === Etymology 3 === ==== Alternative forms ==== aè, àè ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ā.jè/, /à.jè/ ==== Noun ==== àyè (Ekiti) lies, falsehood Synonyms: irọ́, ụrọ́, èké ===== Derived terms ===== ṣàyè (“to lie”) Ifáàláyè Fáláè Aóòláyè Ọbànị̀fọ̀nṣaè