άιντε

άιντε

Greek

Alternative forms

• άντε • (áde‎) and more interchangeable interjections

Etymology

Either from fusion of άι & άντε,[1] or borrowed from Ottoman Turkish هایده‎ (hayde), هایدی‎ (haydi).[2]
Also see etymologies of άντε, άμε, άι.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈai.de/

  also idiomatic /ˈhai.de/, /ˈhai.te/ [2]

• Hyphenation: άι‧ντε

Interjection

άιντε • (áinte)

1. Alternative form of άντε (ánte)

References

1. άντε in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
2. Editor's note: Borrowing from Turkish is supported especially if pronounced “χάιντε” /ˈhaide/, with the voicelesss fricative /h/ which is not a Modern Greek sound. In this case, it is a monolectic urging interjection meaning “Let's!”.