Thais

See also: thais, Thaís, thaïs, and Thaïs

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -aɪz

Etymology 1

From Thai ไทย (tai).

Noun

Thais

plural of Thai

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Thais

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Translations

female given name

Catalan: Taís
French: Thaïs (fr), Thaïs (fr)
German: Thais (de)
Hungarian: Thaïsz, Thaisz
Italian: Taide (it), Taisia
Latin: Thais, Thaida
Polish: Taida, Tais, Taisja, Tesja
Portuguese: Taís (pt), Thaís
Russian: Таисия (ru) (Taisija)
Slovene: Tajda
Spanish: Taís

Anagrams

Tahsi, Tisha, has it, saith

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Thai +‎ -s.

Adjective

Thais (attributive Thaise, not comparable)

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

Noun

Thais

plural of Thai

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θαΐς (Thaḯs).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰaː.is/, [ˈt̪ʰäːɪs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈta.is/, [ˈt̪äːis]

Noun

Thāis f sg (genitive Thāidis); third declension

The name of a famous hetaera

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

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

References

“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.

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