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Webster 1828 Edition
Aile
AISLE
, or AILE,Noun.
The wing of a quire; a walk in a church.
Definition 2024
Aile
aile
aile
French
Alternative forms
Noun
aile f (plural ailes)
- wing (of a bird or other flying animal; of poultry; of an aircraft; of a building; of an army; in football and rugby; in politics)
- fender, wing (of an automobile)
- (of the nose) side, wing, ala
- sail (of a windmill)
- blade (of a propellor)
- (figuratively) wings
Derived terms
Terms derived from aile
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Etymology 2
Verb form of ailer.
Verb
aile
- first-person singular present indicative of ailer
- third-person singular present indicative of ailer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of ailer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of ailer
- second-person singular imperative of ailer
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish aile m (“fence, palisade”).
Noun
aile f (genitive singular aile, nominative plural ailte)
Declension
Declension of aile
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 2
Adjective
aile
- Alternative form of eile (“other, another”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aile | n-aile | haile | t-aile |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "aile" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish aingel (“angel”), from Late Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ail/
Noun
aile m (genitive singular ailey)
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *alyos (“other, second”).
Adjective
aile
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Descendants
Noun
aile m, f, n
- another, the other, others
- period of two days
- something else, anything else
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
References
- “1 aile” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.