alde
Basque
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *alte, probably related to albo (“side”).[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /alde/ [al̪.d̪e]
- Rhymes: -alde, -e
- Hyphenation: al‧de
Interjection
alde!
Noun
alde inan
- part, zone, side
- Gera zaitez nire aldean. ― Stay by my side.
- side (of paper, a card, a coin), heads (of a coin)
- Txanponek bi alde dituzte. ― Coins have two sides.
- difference, advantage
- Taldeak lau goleko aldea zuen. ― The team had a four goal advantage.
Declension
indefinite | singular | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
absolutive | alde | aldea | aldeak |
ergative | aldek | aldeak | aldeek |
dative | alderi | aldeari | aldeei |
genitive | alderen | aldearen | aldeen |
comitative | alderekin | aldearekin | aldeekin |
causative | alderengatik | aldearengatik | aldeengatik |
benefactive | alderentzat | aldearentzat | aldeentzat |
instrumental | aldez | aldeaz | aldeez |
inessive | aldetan | aldean | aldeetan |
locative | aldetako | aldeko | aldeetako |
allative | aldetara | aldera | aldeetara |
terminative | aldetaraino | alderaino | aldeetaraino |
directive | aldetarantz | alderantz | aldeetarantz |
destinative | aldetarako | alderako | aldeetarako |
ablative | aldetatik | aldetik | aldeetatik |
partitive | alderik | — | — |
prolative | aldetzat | — | — |
Derived terms
Postposition
alde
- [with absolutive] around (time)
- hamabiak eta laurden aldean ― around quarter past twelve
- [with genitive] in favor of
- Noren alde zaude? ― Who's side are you on?
Usage notes
In the first sense, only the inflected forms aldean (inessive, literally “on the side”) and aldera (allative, literally “to the side”) are used. In the second sense, only the plain form is used.
References
- ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “*al-”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 85
Further reading
- “alde”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “alde”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Gothic
Romanization
aldē
- romanization of 𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌴
Middle English
Noun
alde
- alternative form of adle
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *ëltē.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈalːte/
Adverb
alde
Alternative forms
Postposition
alde
Alternative forms
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɑldə/
Etymology 1
Noun
alde f (definite singular alda, uncountable)
Etymology 2
From earlier and Old Norse alda.
Noun
alde f (definite singular alda, indefinite plural alder, definite plural aldene)
Etymology 3
Verb
alde
- past tense of elja
References
- “alde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Old High German
Conjunction
alde
References
- Braune, Wilhelm. Althochdeutsches Lesebuch, zusammengestellt und mit Glossar versehen