ains

See also: -ains, AINs, and AI:ns

English

Noun

ains

1. plural of ain

Anagrams

• Sani, nias, ASIN, ANSI, nasi, Sina, nais, Sian, Anis, ISNA, Sain, Isan, Nias, sian, sain, as in, anis, nasi', NIAS

Gothic

Romanization

ains

1. romanization of 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French ains.

Preposition

ains

1. before
2. but
   • Ce royaume ne seroit monarchie, ains aristocratie.

     Else the kingdom would not be a monarchy, but an aristocracy.

     (Antoine Duprat)

Descendants

• French: ains

Old French

Alternative forms

• aienz
• ainc
• ainz
• anc
• eins
• eintz
• einz
• enz
• heinz

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *antius, from Latin ante. Compare also Italian anzi, Catalan ans.

Preposition

ains

1. before

   ains ton jugement

   before your judgment

Descendants

• Middle French: ains
  • French: ains

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (ains)
• ainz on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub