haag
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hagô (“hedge”), from Proto-Indo-European *kaghon. Cognate with English haw.
Pronunciation
Noun
haag f (plural hagen, diminutive haagje n)
- A hedge, thicket of woody bushes planted in a row
- A lane, (often double) row of lined-up persons or objects, as for a formal guard of honor inspection
- (obsolete) Undergrowth, a dense low forest
Synonyms
Derived terms
- (plant species) haagbeuk, haagdoorn, haageik, haagroos, haagwinde
- haagappel
- haagschaar
- haagspel n
- hagepreek