haide

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See also: Hǎidé

Estonian

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Noun

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haide

  1. genitive plural of hai

Romanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish هایده (hayde), هایدی (haydi). First attested in 1675.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhaj.de/
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Interjection

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haide

  1. come on, c'mon
    • 1675, Miron Costin, Letopisețul Țărîi Moldovei de la Aaron Vodă încoace, chapter 20, section 22:
      Cum le‑au spus capetele sfatul, cum au început a striga toți în toate părțile: „Haida, haida, la ei, la ei”.
      As soon as the leaders gave them news, they all began to shout all over: "Let’s go, let’s go, to them, to them".
  2. let's ...

Usage notes

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The word may be reinterpreted as an imperative‐only verb, with the second‐person plural form haideți and the first‐person ("cohortative") plural haidem.

Synonyms

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