άιντε
Greek
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editEither from fusion of άι (ái) and άντε (ánte),[1] or borrowed from Ottoman Turkish هایده (hayde), هایدی (haydi).[2]
Also see etymologies of άντε (ánte), άμε (áme), άι (ái).
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editάιντε • (áinte)
- Alternative form of άντε (ánte)
References
edit- ^ “άντε”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Borrowing from Turkish is supported especially if pronounced “χάιντε” /ˈhajde/, with the voicelesss fricative /h/ which is not a Modern Greek sound. In this case, it is a monolectic urging interjection meaning “Let's!”.