haag

See also: Haag and håg

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hāge, haghe, from Old Dutch *hago, from Proto-West Germanic *hagō, from Proto-Germanic *hagô (“hedge”), from Proto-Indo-European *kágʰō ~ *kagʰnós. Cognate with English haw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦaːx/

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• Hyphenation: haag
• Rhymes: -aːx
• Homophone: Haag

Noun

haag f (plural hagen, diminutive haagje n)

1. a hedge, thicket of woody bushes planted in a row
2. a lane, (often double) row of lined-up persons or objects, as for a formal guard of honor inspection
3. (obsolete) undergrowth, a dense low forest

Synonyms

• heg

Derived terms

• haagappel
• haagschaar
• haagspel
• hagepreek

 

plant species

• haagbeuk
• haagbraam
• haagdoorn
• haageik
• haagliguster
• haagroos
• haagwinde

 

Related terms

• Den Haag, 's Gravenhage
• Hageland

 

Descendants

• Negerhollands: haschee

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

haag (masculine and feminine haag, neuter haagt, definite singular and plural haage, comparative hægre, indefinite superlative hægst, definite superlative hægste)

1. obsolete typography of håg