haide
See also: Hǎidé
Estonian edit
Noun edit
haide
Romanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish هایده (hayde), هایدی (haydi). First attested in 1675.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
haide
- come on, c'mon
- 1675, Miron Costin, Letopisețul Țărîi Moldovei de la Aaron Vodă încoace, chapter 20, section 22:
- Cum le‑au spus capetele sfatul, cum au început a striga toți în toate părțile: „Haida, haida, la ei, la ei”.
- As soon as the leaders gave them news, they all began to shout all over: "Let’s go, let’s go, to them, to them".
- let's ...
- 1927, Panait Istrati, Mihail:
- Haide să-l căutăm pe Mihail.
- Let’s look for Mihail.
Usage notes edit
The word may be reinterpreted as an imperative‐only verb, with the second‐person plural form haideți and the first‐person ("cohortative") plural haidem.
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References edit
- haide in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)