haas

See also: Haas and HAAs

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch haas, from Middle Dutch hāse, from Old Dutch *haso, from Proto-Germanic *hasô.

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Noun

haas (plural hase, diminutive hasie)

1. hare, rabbit
2. meat of the hare or rabbit

Butuanon

Noun

haas

1. snake

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦaːs/

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• Hyphenation: haas
• Rhymes: -aːs

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch hāse, from Old Dutch *haso, Proto-West Germanic *hasō ~ *haʀ-, from Proto-Germanic *hasô.

Noun

haas m (plural hazen, diminutive haasje n)

1. hare, lagomorph of the genus Lepus
2. meat of the hare, fillet
3. (sports) rabbit, pacesetter (runner in a distance race who sets the pace)

Derived terms

• angsthaas
• beunhaas
• buidelhaas
• dakhaas
• fluithaas
• hazenlip
• hazenpad
• hazenpoot
• hazenstaart
• het haasje zijn
• moershaas
• paashaas
• poolhaas
• sneeuwhaas

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: haas
• Jersey Dutch: hâśe (from the diminutive)

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch haessen, from Old Dutch *hāssena, *hāhsena, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hasinu, from Proto-Germanic *hanhasinwō (“heel tendon, Achilles tendon”), from *hanhaz (“heel”) ‎ *senawō (“sinew”).

Noun

haas m (plural hazen, diminutive haasje n)

1. tenderloin

Descendants

• → Indonesian: has

Tetum

Etymology

From *paas.

Noun

haas

1. mango

Vilamovian

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Adjective

haas

1. hot