aise

See also: aisé, Áise, and Äise

Basque

Pronunciation

• 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.eus
• “aise” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

French

FWOTD – 3 October 2013

Etymology

From Middle French aise, from Old French aise, eise, of uncertain origin. Historically believed to be derived from Vulgar Latin *adiacēs, *adiace(m), from 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, and a 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.

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 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