ait
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ait
First recorded 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 origin at island
Example Sentences
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In the same town, 19-year-old student Imane ait Said looked over the rubble of her house after returning from the city of Fez where she was studying.
From Reuters ● Sep. 13, 2023
Abdulmajid ait Jaefer says he was at home with his wife and three children when the earthquake struck and "the floor fell through".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2023
"The time has come when we should ait through the brush!"
From Time Magazine Archive
“There’s an ait to listening well,” he told me.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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