hare

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[edit] English

A European hare
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[edit] Etymology

Old English hara, from Proto-Germanic *hasô (compare West Frisian hazze, Dutch haas, German Hase), from *haswaz 'grey' (compare Old English hasu, Middle High German heswe 'pale, dull'), from Proto-Indo-European *kas- (cf. Welsh cannu 'to whiten', ceinach 'hare', Latin cānus 'white', cascus 'old', Old Prussian sasins 'hare', Afghan soe 'id.', Sanskrit śaśas 'id.').

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  • IPA: /hɛɚ/, /heɹ/, /heə/
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  • Homophone: hair

[edit] Noun

hare (plural hares)

  1. Any of several plant-eating animals of the family Leporidae, especially of the genus Lepus, being usually somewhat larger than a rabbit and with longer ears.

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Terms derived from the noun "hare"

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hare

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hare (third-person singular simple present hares, present participle haring, simple past and past participle hared)

  1. (intransitive) To move swiftly
    • 2011 February 4, Gareth Roberts, “Wales 19-26 England”, BBC:
      But Wales somehow snaffled possession for fly-half Jones to send half-back partner Mike Phillips haring away with Stoddart in support.

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From Old Norse heri (“hare”).

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  • IPA: /haːrə/, [ˈhɑːɑ]

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hare c. (singular definite haren, plural indefinite harer)

  1. hare

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    Inflection of hare
common gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative hare haren harer harerne
genitive hares harens harers harernes

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[edit] Dutch

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hare

  1. non-attributive form of haar (English: hers)
    Normally used in conjunction with the definite article de or het depending on the gender of what is being referred to.
    Die auto is de hare. — That car is her one. That car is hers.
    Dat huis is het hare. — That house is her one. That house is hers.
    Dat is de/het hare. — That is her one. That is hers.
  2. (archaic) inflected form of haar

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Dutch personal pronouns
subject object possessive reflexive
singular full unstr. full unstr. full unstr. pred.
1st person ik 'k1 mij me mijn m'n1 mijne me
2nd person jij je jou je jouw je jouwe je
2nd person dialectal gij ge u – uw – uwe u
2nd person formal u – u – uw – uwe zich
3rd person masculine hij ie1 hem 'm1 zijn z'n1 zijne zich
3rd person feminine zij ze haar 'r1, d'r1 haar 'r1, d'r1 hare zich
3rd person neuter het 't1 het 't1 zijn z'n1 zijne zich
plural
1st person wij we ons – ons, onze2 – onze ons
2nd person jullie je jullie je jullie je – je
2nd person dialectal gij ge u – uw – uwe u
2nd person formal u – u – uw – uwe zich
3rd person zij ze hen3, hun4 ze hun – hunne zich
1) Not as common in written language.
2) Inflected as an adjective.		 3) In prescriptivist use, used only as direct object (accusative).
4) In prescriptivist use, used only as indirect object (dative).


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hare (hiragana はれ)

  1. 晴れ: clear skies, fine weather
  2. 脹れ, 腫れ: swelling

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hare

  1. house

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hare c.

  1. hare

[edit] Declension

Declension of hare
singular plural
Common indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hare haren harar hararna
genitive hares harens harars hararnas

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hare

  1. unpicked rice
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