Haiti

See also: Appendix:Variations of "haiti"

English

Alternative forms

• Haïti (dated)
• Hayti (obsolete)

Etymology

From Taíno hayiti (“land of lofty barrows or mountains”), which was the native name given to the whole island of Hispaniola.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈheɪ.ti/

• Audio (UK):

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• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -eɪti

Proper noun

Haiti

2. A country in the Caribbean. Official name: Republic of Haiti.
   • 2015 April 12, Carlson Wong, “Haitian Vodou exhibition opens in Taiwan”, in Radio Taiwan International‎^[1], archived from the original on 2023-05-14‎^[2]:

     The first exhibition of 320 Vodou objects from Haiti opens in Taiwan and will run through June 16 at the Museum of World Religions in Yonghe, New Taipei City. Vodou is a religion, made up of influences from many other religions. Prof.Rachel Beauvoir Dominique, a Vodou priestess and a professor of anthropology at the University of Haiti, said Vodou is a way of life and an important part in the day-to-day lives of many Haitians.

3. (obsolete) Synonym of Hispaniola.

Derived terms

• Hayshee

Descendants

• → Japanese: ハイチ (Haichi)

Translations

a country in the Caribbean

• Abkhaz: Ҳаити (Ḥajtʼi)
• Afrikaans: Haïti
• Albanian: Haiti
• Amharic: ሃይቲ (hayti)
• Arabic: هَايِتِي f (hāyitī), هَايْتِي f (hāytī)
• Armenian: Հայիթի (Hayitʻi)
• Assamese: হাইটি (haiti)
• Asturian: Haití (ast)
• Azerbaijani: Haiti (az)
• Belarusian: Гаі́ці f (Haíci)
• Bengali: হাইতি (bn) (haiti)
• Breton: Haiti
• Bulgarian: Хаи́ти (Haíti)
• Burmese: ဟေတီ (heti)
• Catalan: Haití (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 海地 (zh) (Hǎidì)

• Czech: Haiti (cs) n
• Danish: Haiti (da)
• Dhivehi: ހެއިޓީ (heiṭī)
• Dutch: Haïti (nl)
• Esperanto: Haitio (eo)
• Estonian: Haiti (et)
• Finnish: Haiti (fi)
• French: Haïti (fr)
• Georgian: ჰაიტი (haiṭi)
• German: Haiti (de)
• Greek: Αϊτή (el) n (Aïtí)
• Haitian Creole: Ayiti
• Hebrew: האיטי (ha'iti)
• Hindi: हैती (hi) (haitī), हाइती (hāitī)
• Hungarian: Haiti (hu)
• Icelandic: Haítí (is) n
• Indonesian: Haiti (id)
• Interlingua: Haiti
• Irish: Háítí
• Italian: Haiti (it)
• Japanese: ハイチ (ja) (Haichi)
• Kazakh: Гаити (kk) (Gaiti)
• Khmer: ហៃទី (km) (haytii)
• Korean: 아이티 (ko) (Aiti), 아이띠 (ko) (Aitti) (North Korea)
• Kyrgyz: Гаити (ky) (Gaiti)
• Lao: ໄຮຕີ (hai tī)
• Latvian: Haiti
• Lithuanian: Haitis (lt)
• Luo: Haiti
• Macedonian: Хаи́ти n (Haíti)
• Malay: Haiti (ms)
• Maltese: il-Ħajiti
• Meru: Haiti
• Mongolian: Гаити (Gaiti)
• Navajo: Héítii
• Norman: Haiti
• Norwegian: Haiti
• Pashto: هايتي f (hāytí)
• Persian: هائیتی (fa) (hâ'iti)
• Polish: Haiti (pl) n
• Portuguese: Haiti (pt)
• Romanian: Haiti (ro)
• Russian: Гаи́ти (ru) f (Gaíti)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Хаити m

  Roman: Haiti (sh) m

• Sinhalese: හෙයිටි (heyiṭi)
• Slovak: Haiti n
• Slovene: Haiti (sl) m
• Spanish: Haití (es)
• Swahili: Haiti (sw)
• Swedish: Haiti (sv)
• Tajik: Ҳаити (Hayit-i)
• Tatar: Гаити (Ğaiti)
• Thai: เฮติ (th) (hee-dtì)
• Tibetan: ཧའི་ཏི (ha'i ti)
• Turkish: Haiti (tr)
• Turkmen: Gaiti
• Ukrainian: Гаї́ті (uk) f (Hajíti)
• Urdu: ہیٹی (hēṭī)
• Uyghur: ھايتى (hayti)
• Uzbek: Gaiti (uz)
• Vietnamese: Ha-i-ti
• Volapük: Haitiyän (vo)
• Walloon: Ayiti (wa)
• Yiddish: האַיטי (hayti)

See also

countries in North America (appendix)edit

• Antigua and Barbuda
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belize
• Canada
• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• El Salvador
• Grenada
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Jamaica
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Trinidad and Tobago
• United States of America

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Haiti

1. Haiti (a country in the Caribbean)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦaɪtɪ]

Proper noun

Haiti n (indeclinable, relational adjective haitský, demonym Haiťan, female demonym Haiťanka)

1. Haiti (a country in the Caribbean)

Further reading

• “Haiti”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “Haiti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “Haiti”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Finnish

Etymology

From French Haïti, from Taíno hayiti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑi̯ti/, [ˈhɑ̝i̯t̪i]
• Rhymes: -ɑiti
• Syllabification^(key): Hai‧ti
• Hyphenation^(key): Hai‧ti

Proper noun

Haiti

1. Haiti (a country in the Caribbean)

Declension

Inflection of Haiti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Haiti	—
genitive		Haitin	—
partitive		Haitia	—
illative		Haitiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Haiti	—
accusative	nom.	Haiti	—
	gen.	Haitin
genitive		Haitin	—
partitive		Haitia	—
inessive		Haitissa	—
elative		Haitista	—
illative		Haitiin	—
adessive		Haitilla	—
ablative		Haitilta	—
allative		Haitille	—
essive		Haitina	—
translative		Haitiksi	—
abessive		Haititta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Haiti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Haitini — accusative nom. Haitini — gen. Haitini genitive Haitini — partitive Haitiani — inessive Haitissani — elative Haitistani — illative Haitiini — adessive Haitillani — ablative Haitiltani — allative Haitilleni — essive Haitinani — translative Haitikseni — abessive Haitittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Haitisi — accusative nom. Haitisi — gen. Haitisi genitive Haitisi — partitive Haitiasi — inessive Haitissasi — elative Haitistasi — illative Haitiisi — adessive Haitillasi — ablative Haitiltasi — allative Haitillesi — essive Haitinasi — translative Haitiksesi — abessive Haitittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Haitimme — accusative nom. Haitimme — gen. Haitimme genitive Haitimme — partitive Haitiamme — inessive Haitissamme — elative Haitistamme — illative Haitiimme — adessive Haitillamme — ablative Haitiltamme — allative Haitillemme — essive Haitinamme — translative Haitiksemme — abessive Haitittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Haitinne — accusative nom. Haitinne — gen. Haitinne genitive Haitinne — partitive Haitianne — inessive Haitissanne — elative Haitistanne — illative Haitiinne — adessive Haitillanne — ablative Haitiltanne — allative Haitillenne — essive Haitinanne — translative Haitiksenne — abessive Haitittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Haitinsa — accusative nom. Haitinsa — gen. Haitinsa genitive Haitinsa — partitive Haitiaan Haitiansa — inessive Haitissaan Haitissansa — elative Haitistaan Haitistansa — illative Haitiinsa — adessive Haitillaan Haitillansa — ablative Haitiltaan Haitiltansa — allative Haitilleen Haitillensa — essive Haitinaan Haitinansa — translative Haitikseen Haitiksensa — abessive Haitittaan Haitittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

• haitinalmikki
• haitinkukkaleikko

German

Alternative forms

• Hayti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈiːti/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Haiti n (proper noun, genitive Haitis or (optionally with an article) Haiti)

1. Haiti (a country in the Caribbean)

Derived terms

• Haitianer
• haitianisch

Hungarian

Haiti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɒjiti]
• Hyphenation: Ha‧i‧ti
• Rhymes: -ti

Proper noun

Haiti

1. Haiti (a country in the Caribbean; official name: Haiti Köztársaság)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	Haiti	—
accusative	Haitit	—
dative	Haitinak	—
instrumental	Haitival	—
causal-final	Haitiért	—
translative	Haitivá	—
terminative	Haitiig	—
essive-formal	Haitiként	—
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Haitiban	—
superessive	Haitin	—
adessive	Haitinál	—
illative	Haitiba	—
sublative	Haitira	—
allative	Haitihoz	—
elative	Haitiból	—
delative	Haitiról	—
ablative	Haititól	—
non-attributive possessive – singular	Haitié	—
non-attributive possessive – plural	Haitiéi	—

Possessive forms of Haiti

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Haitim	—
2nd person sing.	Haitid	—
3rd person sing.	Haitija	—
1st person plural	Haitink	—
2nd person plural	Haititok	—
3rd person plural	Haitijuk	—

Derived terms

• haiti (“Haitian”)

See also

countries in North America: Észak-Amerika országai (appendix)edit

• Amerikai Egyesült Államok
• Antigua és Barbuda
• Bahama-szigetek
• Barbados
• Dominikai Közösség
• Dominikai Köztársaság
• Grenada
• Haiti
• Jamaica
• Kanada
• Kuba
• Mexikó
• Saint Kitts és Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent és a Grenadine-szigetek
• Trinidad és Tobago

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈi.ti/
• Rhymes: -iti
• Hyphenation: Ha‧ì‧ti

Proper noun

Haiti m

1. Haiti (a country in the Caribbean)

Derived terms

• haitiano

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Haiti

1. Haiti (a country in the Caribbean)

Related terms

• haitianer
• haitiansk
• haitier
• haitisk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Haiti

1. Haiti (a country in the Caribbean)

Related terms

• haitiar
• haitisk

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French Haïti, from Taíno hayiti (“mountainous land”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈi.ti/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iti
• Syllabification: Ha‧i‧ti

Proper noun

Haiti n (indeclinable, related adjective haitański)

1. Haiti (a country in the Caribbean)
2. Hispaniola

   Synonym: Hispaniola

Derived terms

nouns

• Haitanka
• Haitańczyk

See also

countries in North America: kraje Ameryki Północnej (appendix)edit

• Antigua i Barbuda
• Bahamy
• Barbados
• Dominika
• Dominikana
• Grenada
• Haiti
• Jamajka
• Kanada
• Kuba
• Meksyk
• Saint Kitts i Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent i Grenadyny
• Stany Zjednoczone Ameryki
• Trynidad i Tobago

Further reading

• Haiti in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Haiti in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From French Haïti, from Taíno hayiti (“mountainous land”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ajˈt͡ʃi/ [aɪ̯ˈt͡ʃi], /a.iˈt͡ʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ajˈti/

• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: Hai‧ti

Proper noun

Haiti m

1. Haiti (a country in the Caribbean)

Derived terms

• haitiano

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Haiti n (genitive Haitis)

1. Haiti (a country in the Caribbean)

Related terms

• haitier
• haitisk
• haitiska

References

• Haiti in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Svensk MeSH

Turkish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Haiti

1. Haiti (a country in the Caribbean)

Declension

Declension of Haiti

	singular
nominative	Haiti
accusative	Haiti'yi
dative	Haiti'ye
locative	Haiti'de
ablative	Haiti'den
genitive	Haiti'nin

Possessive forms of Haiti

	singular	plural
benim (my)	Haiti'm	Haitilerim Haiti'lerim
senin (your)	Haiti'n	Haitilerin Haiti'lerin
onun (his/her/its)	Haiti'si	Haitileri Haiti'leri
bizim (our)	Haiti'miz	Haitilerimiz Haiti'lerimiz
sizin (your)	Haiti'niz	Haitileriniz Haiti'leriniz
onların (their)	Haiti'si Haitileri Haiti'leri	Haitileri Haiti'leri

See also

countries in North America: Kuzey Amerika ülkeleri (appendix)edit

• Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
• Antigua ve Barbuda
• Bahamalar
• Barbados
• Dominik Cumhuriyeti
• Dominika
• Grenada
• Haiti
• Jamaika
• Kanada
• Küba
• Meksika
• Saint Kitts ve Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent ve Grenadinler
• Trinidad ve Tobago

Welsh

Proper noun

Haiti f (not mutable)

1. Haiti (a country in the Caribbean)

Coordinate terms

countries in North America: gwledydd Gogledd America (appendix)edit

• Antigwa a Barbiwda
• Barbados
• Canada
• Ciwba
• Dominica
• Grenada
• Gweriniaeth Dominica
• Haiti
• Jamaica
• Mecsico
• Sant Kitts-Nevis
• Sant Lwsia
• Sant Vincent a'r Grenadines
• Trinidad a Thobago
• Unol Daleithiau America
• y Bahamas