αἰ

See also: αι, -αι, αι., αἴ, αἱ, αἵ, αϊ, άι, Αϊ, Αϊ-, Άι, and Appendix:Variations of "ai"

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛ/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛ/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e/

Conjunction

αἰ • (ai) (Doric, Epic)

alternative form of εἰ (ei, “if”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ǎi̯/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈe/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈe/

Article

αἰ • (ai)

feminine nominative plural of ὀ (o, Cretan and Lesbian form of ὁ (ho, “the”))

Pronoun

αἰ • (ai)

feminine nominative plural of ὀ (o, Cretan and Lesbian form of ὁ (ho, demonstrative pronoun))