"ay" meaning in Spanish

See ay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈai/, [ˈai̯] Forms: ¡ay! [canonical]
Rhymes: -ai Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Head templates: {{head|es|interjection|head=¡ay!}} ¡ay!
  1. ah!, alas!
    Sense id: en-ay-es-intj-O2tXLA8n
  2. woe!
    Sense id: en-ay-es-intj-qoPVMndB
  3. expresses pain, sorrow, or surprise
    Sense id: en-ay-es-intj-zZi2D2XG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ay ay ay, ay de mí, ay Dios, ay ve vos
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈai/, [ˈai̯]
Rhymes: -ai Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} ay
  1. Obsolete spelling of hay. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: hay
    Sense id: en-ay-es-verb-RoRGV1nM Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 3 9 18 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ay ay ay"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ay de mí"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ay Dios"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ay ve vos"
    }
  ],
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        "ah!, alas!"
      ],
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        [
          "ah",
          "ah"
        ],
        [
          "alas",
          "alas"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "woe!"
      ],
      "id": "en-ay-es-intj-qoPVMndB",
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        [
          "woe",
          "woe"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
          "english": "Woe is you if you do not rebel!",
          "ref": "1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:",
          "text": "¡Ay de ti si no te rebelas!",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        ],
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          "surprise",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈai/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈai̯]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ai"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "hay"
    }
  ],
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}

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    {
      "word": "ay de mí"
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      "word": "ay Dios"
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    {
      "word": "ay ve vos"
    }
  ],
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    "ay"
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "intj",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "ah!, alas!"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ah",
          "ah"
        ],
        [
          "alas",
          "alas"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "woe!"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "woe",
          "woe"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Spanish terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Woe is you if you do not rebel!",
          "ref": "1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:",
          "text": "¡Ay de ti si no te rebelas!",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "expresses pain, sorrow, or surprise"
      ],
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          "pain"
        ],
        [
          "sorrow",
          "sorrow"
        ],
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          "surprise",
          "surprise"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈai/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈai̯]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ai"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "hay"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ay"
}

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    "ay"
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "word": "hay"
        }
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      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈai/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈai̯]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ai"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "hay"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ay"
}

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