aide

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See also: aidé, Äide, and ai dè

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

aide (plural aides)

  1. An assistant.
  2. (military) An officer who acts as assistant to a more senior one; an aide-de-camp.

Derived terms

Translations

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

Anagrams

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Noun

aide

  1. father

Asturian

Verb

aide

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

French

Pronunciation

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)

  1. help, support
    Synonym: secours m
    à l’aide d’un ordinateur
    with the help of a computer
    Votre protection est sa seule aide.
    Your protection is her sole support.
    Il faut une aide financière pour les victimes.
    There must be financial aid for the victims.
  2. (sports) assist
Derived terms

Noun

aide m or f by sense (plural aides)

  1. aide (person)

Etymology 2

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

Verb

aide

  1. inflection of aider:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular present imperative

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French aide.

Pronunciation

Noun

aide (uncountable)

  1. Help given; aid.
  2. A tax levied for defence.
  3. (rare) One who assists.

Related terms

Descendants

  • English: aid
  • Scots: aid

References

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From aidier. The regular form would have been aie, which is in fact attested; aide is a remodeling on the verb.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. help; assistance; aid

Related terms

Descendants

Romanian

Interjection

aide

  1. Alternative form of haide

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

aide f

  1. genitive singular of ad
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