Meaning of -aí | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Ending of the plural of certain nouns.
   morpheme
2. -er (person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb)
   masculine, morpheme
3. Added to nouns to form adjectives.
   morpheme
4. Suffix used to form verbal nouns
   masculine, morpheme
5. -ist (one who follows a particular ideology; professional, amateur, or enthusiast; person who uses something)
   masculine, morpheme
6. -ee (person to whom, or a thing to which, an action is done; person who, or a thing that, does an action; person who is the recipient party to a contract)
   masculine, morpheme

Equivalents

Examples

“beannacht (“blessing, greeting”) + -aí → beannachtaí”

“gnólacht (“commercial firm”) + -aí → gnólachtaí”

“feighil (“to watch, tend”) + -aí → feighlí (“watcher, tender”)”

“Búda (“Buddha”) + -aí → Búdaí (“Buddhist”)”

“eol (“knowledge”) + -aí → eolaí (“scientist, -ologist”)”

“roth (“wheel”) + -aí → rothaí (“cyclist”)”

“fostaigh (“employ”) + -aí → fostaí (“employee”)”

“neamhláithreach (“absent”) + -aí → neamhláithrí (“absentee”)”

“morgáiste (“mortgage”) + -aí → morgáistí (“mortgagee”)”

“tosaigh + -aí → tosaí”

“fiafraigh + -aí → fiafraí”

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