aise

See also: aisé, Áise, and Äise

Basque

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ai̯s̺e/, [ai̯.s̺e̞]

Adverb

aise (comparative aiseago, superlative aiseen, excessive aiseegi)

1. easily

Further reading

• “aise”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “aise”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

French

FWOTD – 3 October 2013

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French aise, from Old French aise, eise, probably derived from the nominative form of Latin adiacēns, present participle of adiaceō (compare Medieval Latin in aiace). If so, then cognate with Old Occitan aize; compare also Catalan eina, Italian agio, a borrowing from Occitan, doublet of adjacent, a learned borrowing. Compare also Frankish *ansiju (“loop, handle, arms akimbo, elbow room”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛz/

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Noun

aise f (plural aises)

1. satisfaction
2. joy
3. ease, facility, absence of effort

Derived terms

• à l’aise
• malaise
• prendre ses aises

Related terms

• aisance

Adjective

aise (plural aises)

1. joyous, glad

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:aise.

Derived terms

• fort aise

Further reading

• “aise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• aies, Asie

Irish

Noun

aise f sg

1. genitive singular of ais (“axis”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aise	n-aise	haise	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aise”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Middle English

Etymology 1

Adjective

aise

1. Alternative form of eise

Etymology 2

Noun

aise

1. Alternative form of ese

Old French

Noun

aise oblique singular, f (oblique plural aises, nominative singular aise, nominative plural aises)

1. Alternative form of eise

Tocharian B

Etymology 1

Probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eis- (“pottery”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Needs cognates”)

Noun

aise m

1. cooking pot

Derived terms

• aiseṣṣe (“pertaining to”)

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “aise”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 113

Etymology 2

Noun

aise m

1. power
2. surplus, excess