Menapian nouns: haid
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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").
Pronunciation
- IPA: /haɪɾ/
Definition
Noun
f haid
- death.
- destruction, carnage.
- defeat, specifically in a battle.
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
Declension of haid
Singular | Plural | |
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definite | da haid | das haire |
indefinite | uin haid | neck haire |