Zapfhahn

German

Etymology

zapfen +‎ Hahn

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “How do we go from "to tap" + "chicken" to "spigot"? What has "chicken" got to do with anything?”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sap͡fˌhaːn/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Zapf‧hahn

Noun

Zapfhahn m (strong, genitive Zapfhahnes or Zapfhahns, plural Zapfhähne)

1. tap (device to obtain liquids), spigot (plug of a faucet or cock)

Declension

Declension of Zapfhahn [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zapfhahn	die	Zapfhähne
genitive	eines	des	Zapfhahnes, Zapfhahns	der	Zapfhähne
dative	einem	dem	Zapfhahn, Zapfhahne1	den	Zapfhähnen
accusative	einen	den	Zapfhahn	die	Zapfhähne

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Zapfhahn” in Duden online
• “Zapfhahn”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)