haan

See also: Haan, hån, and hään

Afar

Noun

haan^? ?

1. solitude

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch haan, from Middle Dutch hane, from Old Dutch *hano, from Proto-Germanic *hanô, from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɑːn/

Noun

haan (plural hane, diminutive haantjie)

1. cock, rooster

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hane, from Old Dutch *hano, from Proto-Germanic *hanô, from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”). Compare German Hahn, Danish hane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦaːn/

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• Hyphenation: haan
• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

haan m (plural hanen, diminutive haantje n, feminine hen)

1. A cock, a rooster (male chicken).
2. The male of various other species of gallinaceous birds.
3. The lock or hammer of an older type of firearm.

Derived terms

• auerhaan
• broodhaan
• haantje de voorste
• haantjesgedrag
• hanengevecht
• hanenkam
• hanenkamp
• kemphaan
• sneeuwhaan
• vechthaan
• weerhaan
• windhaan

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: haan

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Finnish

Noun

haan

1. Genitive singular form of haka.

Anagrams

• hana

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Middle English

Verb

haan

1. Alternative form of haven