aína

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aina"

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • ina (Llangréu)
  • axina (Galician-Asturian, Tox)

Etymology

From Latin agīna.

Adverb

aína

  1. rapidly, quickly
  2. early, early on
  3. so far, thus far

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • aínas (rare)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish ayna, from Latin agīna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈina/ [aˈi.na]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: a‧í‧na

Adverb

aína

  1. (rare or regional) soon
  2. (uncommon or regional) just, barely
  3. (rare) easily
    Synonyms: ahína (dated), ahina (superseded)
  4. (regional) difficultly

Further reading

  • “aína”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
  • Manuel Seco; Olimpia Andrés; Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023), “aína”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]
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