Definitions for ay
eɪay

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

1. ayadverb

   Always; ever.

2. ayadjective

   For an indefinite time.

3. ayinterjection

   Ah! alas!

4. ayinterjection

   ("yes")

5. ayinterjection

   (question tag)

6. AYnoun

   academic year

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ayadverb

   Etymology: perhaps from aio, Lat.

   1. Yes; an adverb of answering affirmatively.

   Return you thither? ————
   —— Ay, madam, with the swiftest wing of speed. William Shakespeare, All’s well that ends well.

   What say’st thou? Wilt thou be of our consort?
   Say ay; and be the captain of us all. William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona.

   2. It is a word by which the sense is enforced; even; yes, certainly; and more than that.

   Remember it, and let it make thee crest-fall’n;
   Ay, and allay this thy abortive pride. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ay

   Ay is a colloquial term used to express agreement, affirmation, or acknowledgment in various languages and cultures. It can be understood as a short and informal way of showing approval, acknowledgment, or consent in a conversation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ay

   ah! alas!

2. Ayadverb

   same as Aye

3. Ayadverb

   yes; yea; -- a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question. It is much used in viva voce voting in legislative bodies, etc

4. Ayadjective

   always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time

5. Etymology: [Perh. a modification of yea, or from the interjection of admiration or astonishment, OE. ei, ey, why, hey, ay, well, ah, ha. Cf. MHG. & G. ei, Dan. ej. Or perh. akin to aye ever.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Ay

   Ay was the penultimate Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt's 18th dynasty. He held the throne of Egypt for a brief four-year period, although he was a close advisor to two and perhaps three of the pharaohs who ruled before him and was said to be the power behind the throne during Tutankhamun's reign. Ay's prenomen or royal name—Kheperkheperure—means "Everlasting are the Manifestations of Ra" while his birth name Ay it-netjer reads as 'Ay, Father of the God.' Records and monuments that can be clearly attributed to Ay are rare, not only due to his short length of reign, but also because his successor, Horemheb, instigated a campaign of damnatio memoriae against him and other pharaohs associated with the unpopular Amarna Period.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ay

   ā, interj. ah! oh! alas! esp. in ay me! [M. E. ey, ei, perh. from Fr. ahi, aï; cf. Sp. ay de mi!]

2. Ay

   Aye, ī, adv. yea: yes: indeed.—n. Aye (ī), a vote in the affirmative: (pl.) those who vote in the affirmative. [Perh. a dial. form of aye, ever; perh. a variant of yea.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. AY

   Arthur young "big 8" accounting firm.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on July 17, 2019  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. AY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ay is ranked #53072 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Ay surname appeared 390 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Ay.
   
   62% or 242 total occurrences were White.
   22.3% or 87 total occurrences were Asian.
   6.1% or 24 total occurrences were Black.
   5.9% or 23 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ay' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3673

Anagrams for ay »

1. ya

2. YA

How to pronounce ay?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say ay in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ay in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ay in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ay
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ay
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ay
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ay
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ay
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html