aide

== English == === Alternative forms === aid === 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) An assistant. (military) An officer who acts as assistant to a more senior one; an aide-de-camp. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Adie, daie, idea == Abinomn == === Noun === aide father == Asturian == === Verb === aide first-person singular present subjunctive of aidar third-person singular present subjunctive of aidar == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛd/ (Quebec) IPA(key): /aɛd/ Rhymes: -ɛd === Etymology 1 === 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 ==== aide f (plural aides) help, support Synonym: secours m (sports) assist ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Noun ==== aide m or f by sense (plural aides) aide (person) === Etymology 2 === From aider, with the third-person singular form corresponding to Latin adiūtat. ==== Verb ==== aide inflection of aider: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular present imperative === Further reading === “aide”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Alternative forms === ayde, eyde, eide, eayde === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French aide. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæi̯d(ə)/ === Noun === aide (uncountable) Help given; aid. A tax levied for defence. (rare) One who assists. ==== Related terms ==== aiden aydaunt ==== Descendants ==== English: aid Scots: aid ==== References ==== “aide, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Old French == === Alternative forms === (very early) adiudha, aiudha (early) aiue, aie === Etymology === From aidier. The regular form would have been aie, which is in fact attested; aide is a remodeling on the verb. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (early) /ˈai̯də/ IPA(key): (late) /ˈɛdə/ === Noun === aide oblique singular, f (oblique plural aides, nominative singular aide, nominative plural aides) help; assistance; aid ==== Related terms ==== aidier ==== Descendants ==== → Middle English: aide, ayde, eyde, eide, eaydeEnglish: aidScots: aid Middle French: ayde French: aide → English: aide == Romanian == === Interjection === aide alternative form of haide == Scottish Gaelic == === Noun === aide f genitive singular of ad