häire

See also: haire and Häire

Estonian

Etymology

From häirima + -e.

Noun

häire (genitive häire, partitive häiret)

  1. alarm, alert
    • Called over the public address system of MS Estonia as it sank on 28 September 1994:
      Häire, häire, laeval on häire!
      Alarm, alarm, there is alarm on the ship!
  2. disruption, interference

Declension

Derived terms

  • häirekell
  • häiresignaal
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