aide

See also: aidé, Äide, and ai dè

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French aide ("aid; assistant", as in aide-de-camp (field assistant)). More at aid.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /eɪd/
  • Homophone: aid
  • Rhymes: -eɪd

Noun

aide (plural aides)

  1. An assistant.
  2. (military) An officer who acts as assistant to a more senior one; an aide-de-camp.

Translations

Anagrams


Abinomn

Noun

aide

  1. father

Asturian

Verb

aide

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of aidar
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of aidar

French

Etymology

From the verb aider, with the third-person singular form corresponding to Latin adiūtat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛd/
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛd
  • (Québec) IPA(key): /ɛːd/

Noun

aide f (plural aides)

  1. help

Synonyms

Verb

aide

  1. first-person singular present indicative of aider
  2. third-person singular present indicative of aider
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of aider
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of aider
  5. second-person singular present imperative of aider

Further reading


Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From aidier.

Pronunciation

  • Early Old French: IPA(key): /ˈaj.də/
  • Old French: IPA(key): /ˈaj.də/
  • Late Old French: IPA(key): /ˈɛ.də/

Noun

aide f (oblique plural aides, nominative singular aide, nominative plural aides)

  1. help; assistance; aid

Descendants

  • English: aid (borrowed)
  • French: aide
    • English: aide (borrowed)

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

aide f

  1. genitive singular of ad
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