Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
haire. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
haire, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
haire in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
haire you have here. The definition of the word
haire will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
haire, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Noun
haire (countable and uncountable, plural haires)
- Obsolete spelling of hair
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French haire, from Old French haire, from Frankish *hārijā, related to English hair.
Pronunciation
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɛʁ/
- Homophones: haires, hère, hères, r (general), air, aire, airent, aires, airs, ère, ères, erre, errent, erres, ers (unaspirated)
Noun
haire f (plural haires)
- hairshirt
Derived terms
Further reading
Irish
Noun
haire
- h-prothesized form of aire
Middle English
Noun
haire
- Alternative form of her (“hair”)