aile

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) 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)
2. (feminine) fender, wing (of an automobile)
3. (feminine) side, wing, ala
4. (feminine) sail (of a windmill)
5. (feminine) blade (of a propeller)
6. (feminine, figuratively) wings

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of ailer:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of ailer:

Concepts

wing

🪽

fender

mudguard

shoulder

delta wing

feather

🪶

sail

vane

flank

wings

grand

grand piano

leaf

offstage

paraglider

pinion

pinna

plane

plume

splashboard

tail

mud guard

frontwing

mudflap

winged creature

hindwing

annex

mud wing

annexe

arm

backstage

blade

branch

edge

ell

extension

flange

Synonyms

épaule

garde-boue

annexe

flanc

empennage

feuille

nageoire

pale

palette

piano à queue

plume

🪶

voile

volant

annexion

pan

accompagnement

pare-boue

battant

bord

bras

Translations

Flügel

🪽

ala

🪽

ala

🪽

vleugel

asa

🪽

ala

ala

🪽

kanat

🪽

φτερό

جناح

🪽

ala

🪽

ala

aleta

πτέρυγα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: aisle

Inherited from Old French: aile

Inherited from Latin: āla

In summary

Inherited from Middle French aisle, from Old French aile, from Latin āla (“wing [of animals]”).