haie

See also: Haie and haïe

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin haga, a Germanic word, from Frankish *hagja, from Proto-Germanic *hagjō. Compare Old High German haga, English hedge.

Pronunciation

^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /ɛ/
Audio (France, Paris) (file)
Rhymes: -ɛ
Homophones: haies, hais, hait, est, es, aie, aies, ait, aient

Noun

haie f (plural haies)

hedge
(sports) obstacle
(athletics) hurdle
(horse racing) fence
line, row (of spectators etc.)

Further reading

“haie” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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