aisle

== English == === Alternative forms === isle (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English ele, from Middle French aisle (“wing”) (Modern French aile), from Latin āla (whence English ala). Further from Latin axis (whence English axis, atelier). Via Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- cognate with English axle, Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn) (whence English axo-, axon). === Pronunciation === (UK, US) enPR: īl, IPA(key): /aɪ̯l/ Rhymes: -aɪl Homophones: I'll, isle === Noun === aisle (plural aisles) A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers. A clear path/passage through rows of seating. A clear corridor in a supermarket with shelves on both sides containing goods for sale. Any path through an otherwise obstructed space. (transport) Seat in public transport, such as a plane, train or bus, that's beside the aisle. (US, politics) An idiomatic divide between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, who are said to be on two sides of the aisle. The path of a wedding procession in a church or other venue; (by extension, metonymic) marriage. ==== Synonyms ==== (obsolete spelling): isle (seat beside an aisle): aisle seat ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “seat on the aisle side”): window, window seat ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === slaie, Elias, Ailes, Salei, ELISA, saile, eLISA, Alesi, liase == French == === Noun === aisle f (plural aisles) obsolete form of aile == Irish == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== aisle f (genitive singular aisle, nominative plural aislí) alternative form of aisling (“vision; vision poem”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== aisle f inflection of aisil (“part, piece, joint”): genitive singular plural === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== aisle f inflection of aiseal (“axle”): genitive singular plural === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aisle”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Middle French == === Alternative forms === aesle, æsle === Etymology === From Old French aile, from Latin āla with the addition of an unetymological s. === Noun === aisle f (plural aisles) wing (anatomical structure of flying animals) ==== Descendants ==== French: aile f → Middle English: ele English: aisle