# 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: /ˈheɪ.ti/
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɪti

### Proper noun

Haiti
* 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, archived from the original on 2023-05-14‎: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.
* (obsolete) Synonym of Hispaniola.

#### Derived terms

* Hayshee

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: ハイチ (Haichi)

#### Translations
### See also

* 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
* Haiti (a country in the Caribbean)

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɦaɪtɪ]

### Proper noun

Haiti n (indeclinable, relational adjective haitský, demonym Haiťan, female demonym Haiťanka)
* 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: /ˈhɑi̯ti/, [ˈhɑ̝i̯t̪i]
* Rhymes: -ɑiti
* Hyphenation: Hai‧ti

### Proper noun

Haiti
* Haiti (a country in the Caribbean)

#### Declension

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

* haitinalmikki
* haitinkukkaleikko

## German
### Alternative forms

* Hayti

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /haˈiːti/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Haiti n (proper noun, genitive Haitis or (optionally with an article) Haiti)
* Haiti (a country in the Caribbean)

#### Derived terms

* Haitianer
* haitianisch

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈhɒjiti]
* Hyphenation: Ha‧i‧ti
* Rhymes: -ti

### Proper noun

Haiti
* Haiti (a country in the Caribbean)
    Synonym: Haiti Köztársaság

#### Derived terms

* haiti (“Haitian”)

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈi.ti/
* Rhymes: -iti
* Hyphenation: Ha‧ì‧ti

### Proper noun

Haiti m
* Haiti (a country in the Caribbean)

#### Derived terms

* haitiano

### References

* ↑ Haiti in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Haiti
* Haiti (a country in the Caribbean)

#### Related terms

* haitianer
* haitiansk
* haitier
* haitisk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Haiti
* Haiti (a country in the Caribbean)

#### Related terms

* haitiar
* haitisk

## Polish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /xaˈi.ti/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -iti
* Syllabification: Ha‧i‧ti

### Proper noun

Haiti n (indeclinable, related adjective haitański)
* Haiti (a country in the Caribbean)
* Hispaniola
    Synonym: Hispaniola

#### Derived terms

* Haitanka
* Haitańczyk

### See also

* 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: /ajˈt͡ʃi/ [aɪ̯ˈt͡ʃi], /a.iˈt͡ʃi/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ajˈti/
* Hyphenation: Hai‧ti

### Proper noun

Haiti m
* Haiti (a country in the Caribbean)

#### Derived terms

* haitiano

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Haiti n (genitive Haitis)
* 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
* Haiti (a country in the Caribbean)

#### Declension
### See also

* 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
### Pronunciation

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### Proper noun

Haiti f (not mutable)
* Haiti (a country in the Caribbean)

#### Coordinate terms

* 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