ains

ains

See also: -ains

Gothic

Romanization

ains

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French ains.

Preposition

ains

1. before

Descendants

• French: ains

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Old French

Alternative forms

• aienz
• ainc
• ainz

• anc
• eins
• eintz

• einz
• enz
• heinz

Etymology

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

Preposition

ains

1. before

   ains ton jugement

   before your judgment

Descendants

• Middle French: ains
  • French: ains

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (ains)
• ainz on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

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Old Prussian

Old Prussian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : ains     Ordinal : pirmas

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *óynos.

Numeral

ains (feminine aina, neuter ainan)

1. one

References

• Old Prussian Glossary