hâte

See also: hate, hatě, hâté, and hāte

French

Pronunciation

  • (aspirated h) IPA(key): /at/ ~ /ɑt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑt
  • Homophones: hâtent, hâtes

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle French haste, from Old French haste, from Frankish *hai(f)st (compare Old High German heisti).

Noun

hâte f (plural hâtes)

  1. haste, impatience
    à la hâte(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    avoir hâte(please add an English translation of this usage example)
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hâte

  1. inflection of hâter:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Norman

Etymology

From Old French haste, from Frankish *hai(f)st, from Proto-Germanic *haifstiz (violence), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeyp- (to ridicule, mock, anger).

Noun

hâte f (plural hâtes)

  1. (Jersey) haste