different between maide vs aide
maide
English
Noun
maide (plural maides)
- Obsolete spelling of maid
Anagrams
- Maedi, Media, aimed, amide, media
Estonian
Noun
maide
- genitive plural of mai
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish maide.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?ad??/
Noun
maide m (genitive singular maide, nominative plural maidí)
- stick
- peg
- baton
- (nautical) rib, timber
- (golf) club
Declension
Synonyms
- (stick):, slat
- (peg): tairne, pionna, bacán
- (stick, baton): bata
- (rib, timber): easna
Derived terms
- (golf): maide gainimh (“sand wedge”), maide mór (“driver”)
- slis den seanmhaide (“chip off the old block”)
Mutation
References
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “maide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Middle Irish
Noun
maide m
- stick
Descendants
- Irish: maide
- Manx: maidjey
- Scottish Gaelic: maide
Mutation
References
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “maide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish maide.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mat??/
Noun
maide m (genitive singular maide, plural maidean or maideachan)
- wood, timber
- stick
- staff, cudgel
Derived terms
Mutation
References
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “maide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “maide” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic–English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, ?ISBN.
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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): /e?d/
- Homophone: aid
- Rhymes: -e?d
Noun
aide (plural aides)
- An assistant.
- (military) An officer who acts as assistant to a more senior one; an aide-de-camp.
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): /?d/
- (Quebec) IPA(key): /a?d/
- Rhymes: -?d
Etymology 1
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 (plural aides)
- aide (person)
Etymology 2
From aider, with the third-person singular form corresponding to Latin adi?tat.
Verb
aide
- first-person singular present indicative of aider
- third-person singular present indicative of aider
- first-person singular present subjunctive of aider
- third-person singular present subjunctive of aider
- second-person singular present imperative of aider
Further reading
- “aide” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle English
Alternative forms
- ayde, eyde, eide, eayde
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French aide.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??i?d(?)/
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
- (early) IPA(key): /?ai?.d?/
- (late) IPA(key): /??.d?/
Noun
aide f (oblique plural aides, nominative singular aide, nominative plural aides)
- help; assistance; aid
Related terms
- aidier
Descendants
- ? Middle English: aide, ayde, eyde, eide, eayde
- English: aid
- Scots: aid
- Middle French: ayde
- French: aide
- ? English: aide
- French: aide
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
aide f
- genitive singular of ad
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