aile

See also Aile, ailé, and Áile

French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛl/, X-SAMPA: /El/

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• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Homophones: ailes, elle, hèle, hèles, hèlent, L

Etymology 1

Latin ala (“wing [of animals]”).

Noun

aile f. (plural ailes)

1. wing (of a bird or other flying animal; of poultry; of an aircraft; of an automobile; of a building; of an army; in football and rugby)
2. wing (of a portion of poultry)
3. (architecture) wing (of a building)
4. wing (of an aeroplane)
5. wing, fender (of a car)
6. (sports) wing (left or right side of the pitch)
7. (of the nose) side, wing, ala
8. sail (of a windmill)
9. blade (of a propellor)
10. (figuratively) wings

Derived terms

• ailé
• aileron
• ailette
• ailier
• battre de l'aile
• en donner dans l'aile
• gagner de l'aile
• laisser une aile
• prendre sous l'aile
• trainer l'aile
• voler de ses propres ailes

Etymology 2

Verb form of ailer.

Verb

aile

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

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Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish aingel (“angel”), from Late Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (angelos, “messenger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ail/

Noun

aile m. (genitive ailey)

1. fire

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Old Irish

Alternative forms

• oile
• eile

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *aljo- (“other, second”).

Adjective

aile

1. other, second, one (of two)

Descendants

• Irish: eile
• Manx: elley
• Scottish Gaelic: eile

Noun

aile

1. another, the other, others
2. period of two days
3. something else, anything else

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Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic عائِلَة.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɑːiɫɛ/

Noun

aile (definite accusative aileyi, plural aileler)

1. family

Declension

declension of aile

	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	aile	aileler
definite accusative (belirtme)	aileyi	aileleri
dative (yönelme)	aileye	ailelere
locative (bulunma)	ailede	ailelerde
ablative (çıkma)	aileden	ailelerden
genitive (tamlayan)	ailenin	ailelerin