Hai

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hai"

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Early 17th century, from Dutch haai, from Middle Dutch haey (15th c.), from Old Norse hár, há- (“shark”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haɪ̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯
  • Homophone: high

Noun

Hai m (strong, genitive Haies or Hais, plural Haie)

  1. shark
    Synonym: Haifisch

Declension

Declension of Hai [masculine, strong]
singular plural
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 rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

  • Haifischbecken
  • Haifischbeute
  • Haifischgebiet

Further reading

  • “Hai” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Hai” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Hai” in Duden online
  • Hai on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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