Thais

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See also: thais, Thaís, thaïs, and Thaïs

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Thai ไทย (tai).

Noun

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Thais

  1. plural of Thai

Etymology 2

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From Ancient Greek Θαΐς (Thaḯs), became known as the name of the mistress of Alexander the Great.

Proper noun

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Thais

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Translations
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Anagrams

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Afrikaans

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Etymology 1

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From Thai +‎ -s.

Adjective

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Thais (attributive Thaise, not comparable)

  1. Thai (of, from, or pertaining to Thailand, the Thai people or the Thai language)
    Synonym: Thailands

Etymology 2

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Noun

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Thais

  1. plural of Thai

Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θαΐς (Thaḯs).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Thāis f sg (genitive Thāidis); third declension

  1. The name of a famous hetaera

Declension

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Thāis
Genitive Thāidis
Dative Thāidī
Accusative Thāidem
Ablative Thāide
Vocative Thāis

References

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  • Thais”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Thais in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.