-erai

See also: erai and érai

French

Etymology

From the infinitive suffix -er along with ai ("I have")

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ə).ʁɛ/

Suffix

-erai

  1. forms the first-person singular future of regular -er verbs

Usage notes

  • This is commonly pronounced as /-(ə).ʁɛ/ in the northern half of France, which does otherwise contrast /e/ and /ɛ/ in final open syllables, making the form homophonous with the first-person singular conditional. The distinction is also lost in the south, where the two sounds are in complementary distribution, /e/ occurring in open syllables and /ɛ/ in closed syllables.

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈraj/
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Hyphenation: -e‧rài

Suffix

-erai (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)

  1. used with a stem to form the second-person singular future of regular -are and -ere verbs

Anagrams

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