Menapian nouns: haid: Difference between revisions
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# [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death death]. | # [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death death]; the cessation of life, the state of being dead. | ||
# [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/destruction destruction], [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carnage carnage]. | # [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/destruction destruction], [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carnage carnage]. | ||
Revision as of 09:02, 1 August 2024
Etymology
From Middle Menapian haid, from Old Menapian hair, from Primitive Menapian air ("carnage; death; destruction"), from Proto-Bythonic aɨr ("battle; carnage"), from Proto-Celtic *agrom ("slaughter; battle"). Cognate with Irish ár ("slaughter"), Scottish Gaelic àr ("slaughter") and Manx haar ("slaughter"). Borrowed by Flemish as Haid, Dutch as Haid and Picard as Haid; all names for the personification of death.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /haɪɾ/
Definition 1
Noun
f haid (plural, haid)
(uncountable)
- death; the cessation of life, the state of being dead.
- destruction, carnage.
Declension 1
Declension of haid
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| definite | da haid | das haid |
| indefinite | uin haid | neck haid |
Definition 2
Noun
f haid (plural, haire)
(countable)
- a defeat, specifically in battle or a fighting game.
Derived terms
- wrighaid
- the long-term effects or the period after a destructive event, specifically when negative.
From Old Menapian wrig, after + Old Menapian haid, death.
Declension 2
Declension of haid
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| definite | da haid | das haire |
| indefinite | uin haid | neck haire |