"-ais" meaning in French

See -ais in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɛ/, /e/
Etymology: From Middle French -ois, from conflation of Latin -ēbās and -iēbas — second, third, and fourth conjugation variants of -bās, later generalized to all verbs. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|frm|-ois}} Middle French -ois, {{inh|fr|la|-ēbās}} Latin -ēbās Head templates: {{head|fr|suffix|||||g=|g2=|head=|sort=}} -ais, {{fr-suffix}} -ais
  1. forms the first-person and second-person singular imperfect indicative form of a verb Tags: morpheme Related terms: -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient
    Sense id: en--ais-fr-suffix-7d8iyy8Q Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 6 6 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 20 3 5 9 3 1 1 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 2 3 5 2 1 0 22 22 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /ɛ/, /e/ Forms: -aise [feminine], -ais [masculine, plural], -aises [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French -eis (feminine form -esche). In some senses from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin -iscus (from Frankish *-isk, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz (“-ish”), conflated with Ancient Greek -ισκος (-iskos), all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos), in others from Latin -ēnsis. Akin to -ois. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|-eis|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French -eis, {{inh+|fr|fro|-eis}} Inherited from Old French -eis, {{inh|fr|LL.|-}} Late Latin, {{inh|fr|VL.|-iscus}} Vulgar Latin -iscus, {{der|fr|frk|*-isk}} Frankish *-isk, {{der|fr|gem-pro|*-iskaz||-ish}} Proto-Germanic *-iskaz (“-ish”), {{der|fr|grc|-ισκος}} Ancient Greek -ισκος (-iskos), {{der|fr|ine-pro|*-iskos}} Proto-Indo-European *-iskos, {{inh|fr|la|-ēnsis}} Latin -ēnsis Head templates: {{fr-adj}} -ais (feminine -aise, masculine plural -ais, feminine plural -aises)
  1. forms adjectives that denote where something or someone is from Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ais-fr-suffix-fr:from
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

IPA: /ɛ/, /e/ Forms: -ais [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French -eis (feminine form -esche). In some senses from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin -iscus (from Frankish *-isk, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz (“-ish”), conflated with Ancient Greek -ισκος (-iskos), all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos), in others from Latin -ēnsis. Akin to -ois. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|-eis|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French -eis, {{inh+|fr|fro|-eis}} Inherited from Old French -eis, {{inh|fr|LL.|-}} Late Latin, {{inh|fr|VL.|-iscus}} Vulgar Latin -iscus, {{der|fr|frk|*-isk}} Frankish *-isk, {{der|fr|gem-pro|*-iskaz||-ish}} Proto-Germanic *-iskaz (“-ish”), {{der|fr|grc|-ισκος}} Ancient Greek -ισκος (-iskos), {{der|fr|ine-pro|*-iskos}} Proto-Indo-European *-iskos, {{inh|fr|la|-ēnsis}} Latin -ēnsis Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} -ais m (plural -ais)
  1. forms nouns that denote where something or someone is from Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ais-fr-suffix-UzyHSz53
  2. forms nouns that specify the name of the language spoken in this place Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ais-fr-suffix-Z~5pk52f
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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    "French adjective-forming suffixes",
    "French adjectives with red links in their headword lines",
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    "French entries with incorrect language header",
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    "French terms derived from Late Latin",
    "French terms derived from Latin",
    "French terms derived from Old French",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "French terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
    "French terms inherited from Late Latin",
    "French terms inherited from Latin",
    "French terms inherited from Old French",
    "French terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
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      },
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        "3": "-eis",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
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        "sort": "",
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      "name": "inh"
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        "3": "-"
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        "1": "fr",
        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "-iscus"
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin -iscus",
      "name": "inh"
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        "2": "frk",
        "3": "*-isk"
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      "expansion": "Frankish *-isk",
      "name": "der"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*-iskaz",
        "4": "",
        "5": "-ish"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *-iskaz (“-ish”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "-ισκος"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
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        "3": "*-iskos"
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
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      },
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old French -eis (feminine form -esche). In some senses from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin -iscus (from Frankish *-isk, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz (“-ish”), conflated with Ancient Greek -ισκος (-iskos), all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos), in others from Latin -ēnsis. Akin to -ois.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "-ais",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "m"
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      "expansion": "-ais m (plural -ais)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "France + -ais → Français"
        },
        {
          "text": "Angle(terre) + -ais → Anglais"
        },
        {
          "text": "Marseille + -ais → Marseillais"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "forms nouns that denote where something or someone is from"
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "France + -ais → français"
        },
        {
          "text": "Angle(terre) + -ais → anglais"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "forms nouns that specify the name of the language spoken in this place"
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ais"
}

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