alde
See also: ALDE and aldé
Basque
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *alte, probably related to albo (“side”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alde/, [al̪.d̪e̞]
Interjection
alde!
- get out!, scram!
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
| Declension of alde (inanimate, ending in vowel) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Hegoalde (“Southern (Spanish) Basque Country”)
- Iparralde (“Northern (French) Basque Country”)
- itsasalde (“seaside, coast”)
- mendialde (“mountains, inland countryside”)
- sukalde (“kitchen”)
Postposition
alde
- [+absolutive] around (time)
- hamabiak eta laurden aldean ― around quarter past twelve
- [+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
- “*al-” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
- "alde" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “alde” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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
- on, on top
- off, from the top
Alternative forms
- aldi
Postposition
alde
- on, on top of
- off, from the top of
Alternative forms
- aldi
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɑldə/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse aldin n.
Noun
alde f (definite singular alda, uncountable)
- fruit, especially from a garden
Etymology 2
From earlier and Old Norse alda.
Noun
alde f (definite singular alda, indefinite plural alder, definite plural aldene)
- (rare) a big ocean wave
Verb
alde
- past tense of elja
References
- “alde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- adel, adle, dale, dela, elda, lade, leda
Old High German
Conjunction
alde
- or
References
- Braune, Wilhelm. Althochdeutsches Lesebuch, zusammengestellt und mit Glossar versehen