AIT, ait
Sounds Like: AH-eet
Translations: he says, she says, it says, he said, she said, it said
From the root: AIO
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: AIT is the third-person singular form of the Latin verb AIO, meaning 'to say' or 'to affirm'. It is used to introduce direct speech or to state a fact. It can be translated as 'he/she/it says' or 'he/she/it said', depending on the context, as the perfect and present forms are identical for this specific conjugation.
Inflection: Third-person singular, Present or Perfect Indicative Active
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, AIO.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- AIUNT — they say, they assert, they affirm
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