aide

See also: aidé, Äide, and ai dè

English

Alternative forms

• aid

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• 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

assistant — see assistant

military: officer who acts as an assistant to a more senior one — see aide-de-camp

Anagrams

• Adie, daie, idea

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Abinomn

Noun

aide

1. father

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Asturian

Verb

(deprecated template usage) aide

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

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛd/

• Audio (France, Paris):

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• Audio (CAN):

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• Rhymes: -ɛd
• IPA^(key): /ɛːd/

Noun

aide f (plural aides)

1. help

Synonyms

• secours

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

Related terms

• aider

Further reading

• “aide”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Old French

Alternative forms

• adiudha, aiudha

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

1. help; assistance; aid

Related terms

• aidier

Descendants

• → English: aid
• French: aide
  • → English: aide

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

aide f

1. genitive singular of ad