*hairaz

Runic: ᚺᚨᛁᚱᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈxɑi̯.rɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

  1. grey
  2. aged; old; lofty; distinguished

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-ro-s (‘grey, dark’). Cognate with Old Irish cīar (‘dark’), as well as probably Proto-Slavic *śěrъ (‘gray’).

Declension

Strong declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.hairazhairōhairą, -atōhairaihairôzhairō
Acc.hairanǭhairǭhairą, -atōhairanzhairōzhairō
Gen.hairas, -ishairaizōzhairas, -ishairaizǫ̂hairaizǫ̂hairaizǫ̂
Dat.hairammaihairaizōihairammaihairaimazhairaimazhairaimaz
Inst.hairanōhairaizōhairanōhairaimizhairaimizhairaimiz

Weak declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.hairôhairǭhairôhairanizhairōnizhairōnō
Acc.hairanųhairōnųhairôhairanunzhairōnunzhairōnō
Gen.hairinizhairōnizhairinizhairanǫ̂hairōnǫ̂hairanǫ̂
Dat.hairinihairōnihairinihairammazhairōmazhairammaz
Inst.hairinēhairōnēhairinēhairammizhairōmizhairammiz

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Descendants

  • *hair (Proto-West Germanic)
    • hār (Old Frisian)
  • *hair (Proto-West Germanic)
    • hēr (Old Dutch)
      • heer (Middle Dutch)
        • herlic (Middle Dutch)
          • heerlijk (Dutch)
  • *hair (Proto-West Germanic)
    • hār (Old English)
      • hor (Middle English)
        • hoar (English)
        • hare, hair (Scots)
  • *hair (Proto-West Germanic)
    • hēr (Old High German)
      • hēr (Middle High German)
        • hehr (German)
  • hárr (Old Norse)
    • hár (Icelandic)
    • haraz (Old French)
  • herru (Old Galician-Portuguese)

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