aide

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See also: aidé, Äide, and ai dè

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

aide (plural aides)

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

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Noun[edit]

aide

  1. father

Asturian[edit]

Verb[edit]

aide

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

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Middle French ayde, from Old French aide, aie, from aidier (modern Old French aider (to help)). The medial -d- would've been regularly lost, but was reinserted on the basis of the verb.

Noun[edit]

aide f (plural aides)

  1. help, support
    Synonym: secours m
    à l’aide d’un ordinateur
    with the help of a computer
    Votre protection est sa seule aide.
    Your protection is her sole support.
    Il faut une aide financière pour les victimes.
    There must be financial aid for the victims.
  2. (sports) assist
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Noun[edit]

aide m or f by sense (plural aides)

  1. aide (person)

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

aide

  1. inflection of aider:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular present imperative

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old French aide.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

aide (uncountable)

  1. Help given; aid.
  2. A tax levied for defence.
  3. (rare) One who assists.

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Descendants[edit]

  • English: aid
  • Scots: aid

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Old French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From aidier. The regular form would have been aie, which is in fact attested; aide is a remodeling on the verb.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

  1. help; assistance; aid

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Romanian[edit]

Interjection[edit]

aide

  1. Alternative form of haide

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Noun[edit]

aide f

  1. genitive singular of ad