Haken

See also haken

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

For Wolfgang Haken, who studied Haken manifolds.

Adjective

Haken (not comparable)

1. (topology, of a 3-manifold) Irreducible, compact, and containing a non-∂-parallel incompressible surface (besides a sphere or disk).

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German

Etymology

Old High German hāko

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhaːkŋ̩/, /ˈhaːkən/

• Audio (Austria)

  (file)

• Homophone: haken

Noun

Haken m (genitive Hakens, plural Haken)

1. hook
2. catch, hitch (a concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation)
3. checkmark

Declension

declension of Haken

	singular			plural
m gender	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Haken	die	Haken
genitive	eines	des	Hakens	der	Haken
dative	einem	dem	Haken	den	Haken
accusative	einen	den	Haken	die	Haken

Synonyms

• (checkmark): Häkchen

Derived terms

• Angelhaken
• Kleiderhaken
• Schürhaken

Related terms

• (checkmark): abhaken