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vais

1. voice

From Old French vois, ultimately from Latin vadō. The origin of -ais, while the final -s is not etymologically spurious in Old French, is unclear. Likely taken from Latin transeō < *trasjo to form the expected *vausjō (see more at Reichenau Glossary). The element *vau- comes from *vaō (infinitive *vare), elided form of vadō.

• IPA^(key): /vɛ/

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• Homophones: vêt, vêts

vais

1. first-person singular present indicative of aller
2. first-person singular present indicative of vader

• avis, visa

vais

1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person singular present indicative of ir

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vas, from Latin vādis. Cognate with Galician and Spanish vas.

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• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ajs, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -ajʃ
• Homophones: vás (Brazil), Vaz (Brazil)
• Hyphenation: vais

vais

1. second-person singular present indicative of ir

From Latin vāditis, second person plural present indicative active of vādere. Displaced ītis, second person plural present indicative active of īre.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbais/ [ˈbai̯s]

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• Rhymes: -ais
• Syllabification: vais

vais

1. second-person plural present indicative of ir