side

See also sìde, and Side

English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle English side, syde, syd, from Old English sīd (“wide, broad, spacious, ample, extensive, vast, far-reaching”), from Proto-Germanic *sīdaz (“drooping, hanging, low, excessive, extra”), from Proto-Indo-European *sēy- (“to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit”). Cognate with Low German sied (“low”), Swedish sid (“long, hanging down”), Icelandic síður (“low hanging, long”).

Adjective

side (comparative more side, superlative most side)

  1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Wide; large; long, pendulous, hanging low, trailing; far-reaching.
  2. (Scotland) Far; distant.

Etymology 2

From Middle English side, syde, from Old English sīde (“widely, extensively, amply”). See above.

Adverb

side (comparative more side, superlative most side)

  1. (UK dialectal) Widely; wide; far.

Etymology 3

From Middle English side, from Old English sīde (“side, flank”), from Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ (“side, flank, edge, shore”), from Proto-Indo-European *sēy- (“to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit”). Cognate with Dutch zijde, zij (“side”), German Seite (“side”), Danish side (“side”), Swedish sida (“side”).

Noun

side (plural sides)

  1. A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
    A square has four sides.
  2. A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.
    A cube has six sides.
  3. One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
    Which side of the tray shall I put it on?
    The patient was bleeding on the right side.
  4. A region in a specified position with respect to something.
    Meet me on the north side of the monument.
  5. One surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.)
    John wrote 15 sides for his essay!
  6. One possible aspect of a concept.
    Look on the bright side.
  7. One set of competitors in a game.
    Which side has kick-off?
  8. (UK, Australia, Ireland) A sports team.
    • 1988, Ken Jones, Soccer skills & tactics, page 9:
      Newly promoted, they were top of the First Division and unbeaten when they took on a Manchester United side that had been revitalized by a new manager, ...
    • 2011 September 28, Jon Smith, “Valencia 1 - 1 Chelsea”, BBC Sport:
      It was no less than Valencia deserved after dominating possession in the final 20 minutes although Chelsea defended resolutely and restricted the Spanish side to shooting from long range.
    • 2011, Nick Cain, Greg Growden, Rugby Union For Dummies, UK Edition, 3rd Edition, page 220,
      Initially, the English, Welsh, Scots and Irish unions refused to send national sides, preferring instead to send touring sides like the Barbarians, the Penguins, the Co-Optimists, the Wolfhounds, Crawshays Welsh, and the Public School Wanderers.
  9. A group having a particular allegiance in a conflict or competition.
    In the second world war, the Italians were on the side of the Germans.
  10. (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) Sidespin; english
    He had to put a bit of side on to hit the pink ball
  11. (UK, Australia, Ireland, dated) A television channel, usually as opposed to the one currently being watched (from when there were only two channels).
    I just want to see what's on the other side — James said there was a good film on tonight.
  12. (US, colloquial) A dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish.
    Do you want a side of cole-slaw with that?
Synonyms
  • (bounding straight edge of an object): edge
  • (flat surface of an object): face
  • (left or right half): half
  • (surface of a sheet of paper): page
  • (region in a specified position with respect to something):
  • (one possible aspect of a concept):
  • (set of opponents in a game): team
  • (group having a particular allegiance in a war):
  • (television channel): channel, station (US)
Derived terms
Terms derived from side (noun)
Translations
bounding straight edge of an object
flat surface of an object
left or right half
surface of a sheet of paper
region in a specified position with respect to something
one possible aspect of a concept
set of opponents in a game
group having a particular allegiance in a war
television channel — see channel
side dish — see side dish

Verb

side (third-person singular simple present sides, present participle siding, simple past and past participle sided)

  1. (intransitive) To ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with"
    Which will you side with, good or evil?
    1958, Archer Fullingim, The Kountze [Texas] News, August 28, 1958:
    How does it feel... to... side in with those who voted against you in 1947?
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward.
    • Spenser
      His blind eye that sided Paridell.
  3. (transitive, obsolete) To suit; to pair; to match.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Clarendon to this entry?)
  4. (transitive, shipbuilding) To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides.
  5. (transitive) To furnish with a siding.
    to side a house
Synonyms
  • (ally oneself):
  • take side
Derived terms
Translations
ally oneself
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Finnish

(index si)

Etymology

Formed from the root of the verb sitoa with the suffix -e.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ˈside̞(ʔ)]
  • Hyphenation: si‧de

Noun

side

  1. bandage
  2. bond
  3. sanitary towel
  4. (anatomy) ligament

Declension

Declension of side (type hame)
singular plural
nominative side siteet
genitive siteen siteiden
siteitten
partitive sidettä siteitä
accusative side
siteen		 siteet
inessive siteessä siteissä
elative siteestä siteistä
illative siteeseen siteisiin
siteihin
adessive siteellä siteillä
ablative siteeltä siteiltä
allative siteelle siteille
essive siteenä siteinä
translative siteeksi siteiksi
instructive – sitein
abessive siteettä siteittä
comitative – siteineen

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Latin

Verb

sīde

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of sīdō
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Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish saiget, from Latin sagitta.

Noun

side f (genitive sidey, plural sideyn)

  1. arrow, bolt, shaft

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
side hide
after "yn", tide		 unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish síd

Noun

side m

  1. a fairy hill or mound
  2. (in plural) = áes side (“people of the fairy mounds, supernatural beings, fairies”)

Descendants

References

  • Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin [1]
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Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse síða.

Noun

side m

  1. (in book) page
  2. side
  3. (of a case) aspect
  4. (on animal) flank
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Old English

Etymology 1

From the adjective sīd

Adverb

sīde

  1. widely

Etymology 2

Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ, whence also Old High German sīta

Noun

sīde f

  1. side
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