haide

See also: Hǎidé

Estonian

Noun

haide

1. genitive plural of hai

Romanian

Alternative forms

• haida
• aida, aide

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish هایده (hayde), هایدی (haydi). First attested in 1675.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaj.de/

• Audio:

  (file)

Interjection

haide

1. 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".

2. let's ...
   • 1927, Panait Istrati, Mihail:

     Haide să-l căutăm pe Mihail.

     Let’s look for Mihail.

Usage notes

The word may be reinterpreted as an imperative‐only verb, with the second‐person plural form haideți and the first‐person ("cohortative") plural haidem.

Synonyms

• (come on): hai, vino
• (let’s): hai

Derived terms

• hai
• haidem, haideți
• haida de

References

• haide in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)