Haar

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Contents 1 German 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Derived terms

[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

Old High German hār

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /haːɐ̯/
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[edit] Noun

Haar n. (genitive Haars or Haares, plural Haare)

1. hair

[edit] Usage notes

While you speak about hair in English without an article, German uses the plural of the word. E.g.: She has blond hair. = Sie hat blonde Haare. But when you refer to a single hair (when you use an indefinite article in English), German uses the singular so. E.g: The woman's hair was red but she also had a grey hair. = Die Haare der Frau waren rot, aber sie hatte auch ein graues Haar.

[edit] Derived terms

• Barthaar
• Haar in der Suppe
• Haaresbreite
• Haarspray
• Schnurrhaar