Menapian nouns: haid
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Etymology
From Middle Menapian haid, hair, aid, air, from Old Menapian, air, 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 | syn haid |
Definition 2
Noun
f haid (plural, haire)
(countable)
- a death; the fact of someone dying or being killed.
- a defeat, specifically in battle or a fighting game.
Derived terms
- wrighaid
Declension 2
Declension of haid
Singular | Plural | |
---|---|---|
definite | da haid | das haire |
indefinite | uin haid | neck haire |