French

Suffix

-ai

1. A suffix denoting the first-person singular past historic indicative form of an -er verb

Hungarian

Etymology

-a ‎(“possessive suffix”) +‎ -i ‎(“possessive plural”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɒʲi]

Suffix

-ai

1. (possessive suffix) his/her/its ...-s (third-person singular, multiple possessions)

   ház ‎(“house”) → a házai ‎(“his/her/its houses”)

2. (possessive suffix) your ...-s (second-person singular and plural formal, multiple possessions)

   a maga házai, az ön házai - your (singular, formal) houses

   a maguk házai, az önök házai - your (plural, formal) houses

Usage notes

• (possessive suffix) Variants:

  -i is added to words ending in a vowel except -i. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.

  -ai is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant

  -ei is added to some front vowel words ending in a consonant

  -jai is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i

  -jei is added to some front vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i

See also

• Category:Hungarian noun forms
• Appendix:Hungarian possessive suffixes

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin -āvī, via -āī.^[1] Example: Italian lodai, from Latin laudāvī.

Suffix

-ai

1. Used with a stem to form the first-person singular past historic of -are verbs.

See also

• -erai

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ai m

1. masculine plural of -aio

References

1. ↑ Patota, Giuseppe (2002) Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino, ISBN 88-15-08638-2, page 145