haï
See also: Appendix:Variations of "hai"
French
Pronunciation
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /a.i/
Audio (France (Somain)): (file) - Rhymes: -i
- Homophones: aï, aïs, haïe, haïes, haïs
Participle
haï (feminine haïe, masculine plural haïs, feminine plural haïes)
- past participle of haïr
Norman
Etymology
From Old French haïr, hadir (“to hate”), from Frankish *hattjan (“to hate”), from Proto-Germanic *hatjaną (“to hate”), from *hataz (“hatred, hate”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂d- (“strong emotion”).
Verb
haï
Antonyms
- adouother (“to adore”)
Derived terms
- haîsseux (“one who hates; a hater”)