"hay" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

IPA: /ˈai/, [ˈai̯]
Rhymes: -ai Etymology: From Old Spanish ha ý (“it has there”) (compare Catalan hi ha and French il y a), from ha, third-person singular present form of aver (“to have”), + ý (locative pronoun, compare modern French y and Catalan hi), from Latin ibī (“there”). Etymology templates: {{inh|es|osp|ha ý||it has there}} Old Spanish ha ý (“it has there”), {{cog|ca|hi ha}} Catalan hi ha, {{cog|fr|il y a}} French il y a, {{cog|fr|y}} French y, {{cog|ca|hi}} Catalan hi, {{der|es|la|ibī||there}} Latin ibī (“there”) Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} hay
  1. third-person singular present indicative of haber Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: haber Derived forms: donde hay confianza, da asco, no hay mal que por bien no venga, no hay quien
    Sense id: en-hay-es-verb-vnfp9Y~Q Categories (other): Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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