ains

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See also: -ains, AINs, and AI:ns

English

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Noun

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ains

  1. plural of ain

Anagrams

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Gothic

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Romanization

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ains

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃

Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French ains.

Preposition

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ains

  1. before
  2. but
    • Ce royaume ne seroit monarchie, ains aristocratie.
      Else the kingdom would not be a monarchy, but an aristocracy.
      (Antoine Duprat)

Descendants

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  • French: ains

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *antius, from Latin ante. Compare also Italian anzi, Catalan ans.

Preposition

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ains

  1. before
    ains ton jugement
    before your judgment

Descendants

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References

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Old Prussian

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Old Prussian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ains
    Ordinal : pirmas

Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *aiˀnas from Proto-Indo-European *óynos. Compare Proto-Germanic *ainaz.

Numeral

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ains (feminine aina, neuter ainan)

  1. one

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