Hai
See also: Appendix:Variations of "hai"
German
Alternative forms
- Hay
Etymology
Via early modern Dutch haai from Middle Dutch haey. The word is probably borrowed directly from Old Norse hár, há-, whence unattested Middle Dutch *ha, whose inflected forms would have regularly developed into haai-. Borrowing from Icelandic, considered in the older literature, is not endorsed by contemporary Dutch etymologic sources.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haɪ̯/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ̯
Noun
Hai m (genitive Hais or Haies, plural Haie)
- shark
Declension
Declension of Hai
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Hai | die | Haie |
genitive | eines | des | Haies, Hais | der | Haie |
dative | einem | dem | Hai, Haie1 | den | Haien |
accusative | einen | den | Hai | die | Haie |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Derived terms
- Haifisch
- Kredithai
- Tigerhai
- Walhai
- Katzenhai
- Dornhai
Further reading
- Hai in Duden online