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!”.
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