Haar
English
editProper noun
editHaar
- A municipality near Munich, Germany.
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editAnagrams
editGerman
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German and Old High German hār, from Proto-West Germanic *hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą, from Proto-Indo-European *keres- (“rough hair, bristle”).
Compare Dutch haar, West Frisian hier, English hair, Danish hår.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editHaar n (strong, genitive Haares or Haars, plural Haare, diminutive Härchen n)
Usage notes
edit- When referring to a person's hair collectively, the singular may be used with no article, as is common in English: Sie hat graues Haar. – "She has grey hair." However in German, unlike English, it is more common to use the plural: Sie hat graue Haare. When referring to an individual hair, the indefinite article is used: Sie hat ein graues Haar. – "She has a (single) grey hair".
Declension
editDeclension of Haar [neuter, strong]
Derived terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “Haar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Haar” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Haar” in Duden online
- Haar on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Pennsylvania German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German and Old High German hār, from Proto-West Germanic *hār. Compare German Haar, Dutch haar, English hair, Swedish hår.
Noun
editHaar n
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