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haai

(Inglese)

Frequenza

B2
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ɦaːi̯/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle Dutch haeye, from Old Norse hár (“shark”), with the /j/ appearing influenced by the declined forms /hajə(n)/. Probably from Proto-Germanic *hanh-u-, related to *hakô (“hook”), referring to the shark's back fin. Cognate with Swedish haj, and German Hai.

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