άιντε
Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
Either from fusion of άι & άντε,[1] or borrowed from Ottoman Turkish هایده (hayde), هایدی (haydi).[2]
Also see etymologies of άντε, άμε, άι.
Pronunciation
Interjection
- Alternative form of άντε (ánte)
References
- ^ άντε, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Editor's note: Borrowing from Turkish is supported especially if pronounced “χάιντε” /ˈhaide/, with the voicelesss fricative /h/ which is not a Modern Greek sound. In this case, it is a monolectic urging interjection meaning “Let's!”.