Hahn

English

Etymology 1

From Korean 한(韓) (han). Cognate with English Han (from Mandarin).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /hɑn/
  • Rhymes: -ɑn

Proper noun

Hahn (plural Hahns)

  1. A surname from Korean.

Etymology 2

From German Hahn.

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /hɑn/
  • Rhymes: -ɑn

Proper noun

Hahn (plural Hahns)

  1. 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/
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  • 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)

  1. cock, rooster
  2. (Short for Wasserhahn) tap, faucet
    Synonyms: (regional) Kran, Pipe
  3. (Short for Fasshahn or short for Zapfhahn) spigot, stopcock

Declension
Declension of Hahn [masculine, strong // mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hahn die Hähne, Hahnen2
genitive eines des Hahns, Hahnes der Hähne, Hahnen2
dative einem dem Hahn, Hahne1 den Hähnen, Hahnen2
accusative einen den Hahn die Hähne, Hahnen2

1Now rare, see notes.
2Dialectal, otherwise obsolete.

Hyponyms
  • (rooster): Hofhahn, Feuerhahn, Wetterhahn
  • (faucet): Geldhahn

Meronyms

Derived terms

Proper noun

Hahn m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hahns or (with an article) Hahn, feminine genitive Hahn, plural Hahns)

  1. 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
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