ait

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [eyt]
- /eɪt/
- /eɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [eyt]
- /eɪt/

Definitions of ait word

noun ait an islet, esp in a river 3
abbreviation Definition of AIT in Technology Advanced Intelligent Tape 3
noun ait a small island, especially in a river. 1
noun ait An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England. 1
noun Technical meaning of ait (storage) (AIT) A form of magnetic tape and drive using AME developed by Sony for storing large amounts of data. An AIT can store over 50 gigabytes and transfer data at six megabytes/second (in February 1999). AIT features high speed file access, long head and media life, the ALDC compression algorithm, and a MIC chip. 1
noun ait (Scotland) An oat. 0

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Origin of ait

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English eyt, Old English ȳgett, diminutive of ieg, īg island, cognate with Middle Low German ō, ōge, ou(we), Old High German ouwa, Old Norse ey. See island

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Parts of speech for Ait

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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ait popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

ait usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for ait

noun ait

islet — a very small island.
isle — a small island.

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