haye Synonyms & Antonyms
/heɪ/
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Haye as a Noun
1
A shark (cartilaginous fish of Selachimorpha).
2
Obsolete spelling of hay (“grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder”).
Word Forms & Grammar
haye (plural hayes)
Words That Rhyme With Haye
Origin of Haye
Origin 1: From Dutch haai (“shark”) or West Flemish haaie (formerly haeye), from the Old Norse hái, a short form of hákarl (“shark”) (a compound of há- (“marks fish of the shark kind”) + karl (“a man”)). The German Hai, the Swedish haj and the Danish haj are from the same source.
Origin 2: See hay.
Haye in Brief
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /heɪ/ |
| Meaning | A shark (cartilaginous fish of Selachimorpha) |
| Plural | hayes |