Hahn
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English
Etymology 1
From Korean 한(韓) (han). Cognate with English Han (from Mandarin).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hahn (plural Hahns)
- A surname from Korean.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hahn (plural Hahns)
- A surname from German.
Derived terms
German
Etymology
From Middle High German hane, from Old High German hano. Compare Dutch haan, Danish hane.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haːn/
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːn
- Homophones: Harn (some speakers), Haaren, harren (casual speech)
Noun
Hahn m (strong or mixed, genitive Hahns or Hahnes, plural Hähne or (dialectal or obsolete) Hahnen, diminutive Hähnchen n or Hähnlein n)
- cock, rooster
- (Short for Wasserhahn) tap, faucet
- (Short for Fasshahn or short for Zapfhahn) spigot, stopcock
Declension
Declension of Hahn
Hyponyms
- (rooster): Hofhahn, Feuerhahn, Wetterhahn
- (faucet): Geldhahn
Meronyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Proper noun
Hahn m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hahns or (with an article) Hahn, feminine genitive Hahn, plural Hahns)
- a common surname transferred from the nickname
Further reading
- “Hahn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Hahn” in Duden online
Hahn on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
