haak

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦaːk/

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• Hyphenation: haak
• Rhymes: -aːk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch hāke, from Old Dutch *hako, from Proto-Germanic *hakô.

Noun

haak m (plural haken, diminutive haakje n)

1. hook
2. bracket (for enclosing text or mathematical symbols)

Derived terms

• garderobehaak
• haakbus
• haakneus
• haaksnavel
• haaktand
• haken
• hakenkruis
• puthaak
• schroefhaak
• trekhaak
• vishaak
• vleeshaak
• weerhaak
• winkelhaak

Descendants

• Afrikaans: haak
• Indonesian: hak (“hook”)
• → Sranan Tongo: aka

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

haak

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of haken
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of haken

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Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Germanic language. Compare Finnish haka.

Noun

haak (genitive haagi, partitive haaki)

1. hook