haar

See also: Haar, hår, and haar'

English

Etymology

Attested since the late 17th century, alongside Scots haar (“cold easterly wind; misty wind; cold fog or mist”).

Perhaps ultimately from Middle Dutch hare (“cold wind”) or a related Low German word; compare Dutch harig (“windy; foggy, misty”), Saterland Frisian harig (“misty”).

Alternatively, perhaps simply a northern English or Scottish variant of hoar, or a borrowing of Old Norse hárr (“hoary”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /hɑː(ɹ)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /hɑɹ/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

Noun

haar (countable and uncountable, plural haars)

1. (especially Northern England, Scotland) Thick, cold, wet fog along the northeastern coast of Northern England and Scotland.
   • 2020, David Farrier, “The Insatiable Road”, in Footprints, 4th estate, →ISBN:

     The traffic noise used to be constant, at times as thick as the haar, the sea fog that sometimes rolls in here from the North Sea.

2. (especially Scotland) A wind, especially one from the east, which blows in this fog.
   • 1873, Mrs. Oliphant (Margaret), May. [A Novel.], page 73:

     […] westerly haar, which wraps everything up in white wool, and blots out sea and sky, and chokes the depressed wayfarer-not to speak of the penetrating chill which even in June goes down into the marrow of your bones, and makes the […]

   • 2024 February 29, Samantha SoRelle, The Gentleman's Gentleman, Balcarres Books LLC, →ISBN, page 168:

     [An] easterly haar was blowing in off the sea, the cold wind bringing with it a thick fog that crawled under the collar and clung to the skin. Ahead, the road disappeared as the fog hid anything on either side of the hedges save for the […]

Alternative forms

• harr, har

Derived terms

• haary

Anagrams

• Hara

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɑːr/

Etymology 1

From Dutch haar, from Middle Dutch haer, from Old Dutch hiro, from Proto-Germanic *hezōi.

Pronoun

haar (subject sy)

1. her (object)

See also

Afrikaans personal pronouns

			subjective	objective	possessive determiner	possessive pronoun
singular	1st		ek	my		myne
	2nd		jy	jou		joune
	2nd, formal		u			u s’n
	3rd	masc	hy	hom	sy	syne
		fem	sy	haar		hare
		neut	dit		sy	syne
plural	1st		ons			ons s’n
	2nd		julle / jul1			julle s’n
	3rd		hulle / hul1			hulle s’n

¹ The forms jul and hul are unstressed variants. They are used mostly in possessive function, but also otherwise, chiefly when the pronoun is repeated within the same sentence.

Etymology 2

From Dutch haar, from Middle Dutch haer, from Old Dutch hira, from Proto-Germanic *hezōz.

Determiner

haar

1. her

Etymology 3

From Dutch haar, from Middle Dutch hâer, from Old Dutch hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą.

Noun

haar (plural hare)

1. hair

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Härre, hoar, hoor, hàre

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German hār, from Proto-West Germanic *hār. Compare German Haar, Dutch haar, English hair, Swedish hår.

Noun

haar n

1. (Formazza, anatomy) hair (the long hair on a person's head)

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• har (Luserna, Tredici Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German hār, from Old High German hār, from Proto-West Germanic *hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą (“hair”). Cognate with German Haar, English hair.

Noun

haar n

1. (Sette Comuni) hair

   's haar stéet bòol gastréelt. ― Hair looks good combed.

References

• “haar” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦaːr/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: haar
• Rhymes: -aːr

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch haer, from Old Dutch hiro, from Proto-Germanic *hezōi.

Pronoun

haar f

1. her; third-person singular feminine objective personal pronoun

   Ik zeg het tegen haar (1), maar je kunt haar (2) beter nog een mailtje sturen.

   I’ll mention it to her, but you’d better send her a mail as well.

   (1) accusative personal pronoun, (2) dative personal pronoun

Declension

Dutch personal pronouns

	subject		object		possessive			reflexive	genitive5
singular	full	unstr.	full	unstr.	full	unstr.	pred.
1st person	ik	'k1	mij	me	mijn	m'n1	mijne	me	mijner, mijns
2nd person	jij	je	jou	je	jouw	je	jouwe	je	jouwer, jouws
2nd person archaic or regiolectal	gij	ge	u	–	uw	–	uwe	u	uwer, uws
2nd person formal	u	–	u	–	uw	–	uwe	u, zich7	uwer, uws
3rd person masculine	hij	ie1	hem	'm1	zijn	z'n1	zijne	zich	zijner, zijns
3rd person feminine	zij	ze	haar	h'r1, 'r1, d'r1	haar	h'r1, 'r1, d'r1	hare	zich	harer, haars
3rd person neuter	het	't1	het	't1	zijn	z'n1	zijne	zich	zijner, zijns
3rd person gender-neutral8	hen	–	hen	–	hun	–	hunne	zich	hunner, huns
plural	full	unstr.	full	unstr.	full	unstr.	pred.
1st person	wij	we	ons	–	ons, onze2	–	onze	ons	onzer, onzes
2nd person	jullie	je	jullie	je	jullie	je	–	je	–
2nd person archaic or regiolectal6	gij	ge	u	–	uw	–	uwe	u	uwer, uws
2nd person formal	u	–	u	–	uw	–	uwe	u, zich7	uwer, uws
3rd person	zij	ze	hen3, hun4	ze	hun	–	hunne	zich	hunner, huns

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).
⁵⁾ Archaic. Nowadays used for formal, literary or poetic purposes, and in fixed expressions.
⁶⁾ To differentiate from the singular gij, gelle (object form elle) and variants are commonly used colloquially in Belgium. Archaic forms are gijlieden and gijlui ("you people").
⁷⁾ Zich is preferred if the reflexive pronoun immediately follows the subject pronoun u, e.g. Meldt u zich aan! 'Log in!', and if the subject pronoun u is used with a verb form that is identical with the third person singular but different from the informal second person singular, e.g. U heeft zich aangemeld. 'You have logged in.' Only u can be used in an imperative if the subject pronoun is not overt, e.g. Meld u aan! 'Log in!', where u is the reflexive pronoun. Otherwise, both u and zich are equally possible, e.g. U meldt u/zich aan. 'You log in.'
⁸⁾ Not officially recognized in standard Dutch. It has gained popularity, especially in mainstream media and queer circles, as a respectful term for non-binary individuals.

Derived terms

• haarzelf

Descendants

• Afrikaans: haar

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch haer, from Old Dutch hira, from Proto-Germanic *hezōz.

Determiner

haar (dependent possessive, independent possessive hare, contracted form 'r)

1. her; third-person singular feminine possessive determiner

   Zij is haar sleutels vergeten. ― She forgot her keys.

   • Wikipedia, Dood van Diana Frances Spencer

     Op 31 augustus 1997 overleed Diana Frances Spencer, Prinses van Wales bij een auto-ongeluk in een tunnel bij de Pont de l'Alma in Parijs, samen met haar vriend Dodi Al-Fayed en hun chauffeur. — On August 31, 1997, Diana Frances Spencer, Princess of Wales, died in a car accident in a tunnel by the Pont de l'Alma in Paris, together with her friend Dodi Al-Fayed and their driver.

Declension

Dutch personal pronouns

	subject		object		possessive			reflexive	genitive5
singular	full	unstr.	full	unstr.	full	unstr.	pred.
1st person	ik	'k1	mij	me	mijn	m'n1	mijne	me	mijner, mijns
2nd person	jij	je	jou	je	jouw	je	jouwe	je	jouwer, jouws
2nd person archaic or regiolectal	gij	ge	u	–	uw	–	uwe	u	uwer, uws
2nd person formal	u	–	u	–	uw	–	uwe	u, zich7	uwer, uws
3rd person masculine	hij	ie1	hem	'm1	zijn	z'n1	zijne	zich	zijner, zijns
3rd person feminine	zij	ze	haar	h'r1, 'r1, d'r1	haar	h'r1, 'r1, d'r1	hare	zich	harer, haars
3rd person neuter	het	't1	het	't1	zijn	z'n1	zijne	zich	zijner, zijns
3rd person gender-neutral8	hen	–	hen	–	hun	–	hunne	zich	hunner, huns
plural	full	unstr.	full	unstr.	full	unstr.	pred.
1st person	wij	we	ons	–	ons, onze2	–	onze	ons	onzer, onzes
2nd person	jullie	je	jullie	je	jullie	je	–	je	–
2nd person archaic or regiolectal6	gij	ge	u	–	uw	–	uwe	u	uwer, uws
2nd person formal	u	–	u	–	uw	–	uwe	u, zich7	uwer, uws
3rd person	zij	ze	hen3, hun4	ze	hun	–	hunne	zich	hunner, huns

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).
⁵⁾ Archaic. Nowadays used for formal, literary or poetic purposes, and in fixed expressions.
⁶⁾ To differentiate from the singular gij, gelle (object form elle) and variants are commonly used colloquially in Belgium. Archaic forms are gijlieden and gijlui ("you people").
⁷⁾ Zich is preferred if the reflexive pronoun immediately follows the subject pronoun u, e.g. Meldt u zich aan! 'Log in!', and if the subject pronoun u is used with a verb form that is identical with the third person singular but different from the informal second person singular, e.g. U heeft zich aangemeld. 'You have logged in.' Only u can be used in an imperative if the subject pronoun is not overt, e.g. Meld u aan! 'Log in!', where u is the reflexive pronoun. Otherwise, both u and zich are equally possible, e.g. U meldt u/zich aan. 'You log in.'
⁸⁾ Not officially recognized in standard Dutch. It has gained popularity, especially in mainstream media and queer circles, as a respectful term for non-binary individuals.

Alternative forms

• heur (archaic or dialectal)

Descendants

• Afrikaans: haar
• Jersey Dutch: hœr, hœre

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch haer, from Old Dutch hiro, from Proto-Germanic *hezǫ̂.

Determiner

haar (dependent possessive, independent possessive hare)

1. (archaic) their; third-person plural possessive determiner

Usage notes

• Haar (“their”) was the normal Middle Dutch form for all genders in the plural. In modern Dutch, hun successively replaced haar in this function. Some writers of the 19th and early 20th century made a learned distinction, using hun as the masculine and neuter plural, but haar for the feminine in both singular and plural: mannen en hunne vrouwen (“men and their wives”) versus vrouwen en hare mannen (“women and their husbands”).

Synonyms

• (their): hun

Etymology 4

From Middle Dutch hâer, from Old Dutch hār, from Proto-West Germanic *hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą.

Noun

haar n or c (plural haren, diminutive haartje n)

1. (uncountable) hair (collection of hairs)
2. (countable) hair (mammalian keratin filament)
3. (countable) trichome (hair-like growth on a plant)

   Synonym: trichoom

4. a bit, minute quantity

Usage notes

• The noun is traditionally neuter in all senses. As a countable noun, it is now sometimes of common gender.

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) haer, haeir, haair

Derived terms

• behaard
• borsthaar
• haar op zijn tanden hebben
• haardos
• haarfijn
• haargel
• haarkam
• haarkloven
• haarkwal
• haarlak
• haarlijn
• haarloos
• haarmos
• haarnet
• haarscheiding
• haarscherp
• haarspeld
• haarspoeling
• haarspray
• haarstylist
• haarvaatje
• haarzeep
• harig
• hoofdhaar
• kamhaar
• krulhaar
• melkboerenhondenhaar
• okselhaar
• ontharen
• schaamhaar
• snorhaar
• trilhaar
• venushaar
• verharen
• wilde haren verliezen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: haar
• Berbice Creole Dutch: hari
• Negerhollands: haar, har, haer
• Skepi Creole Dutch: har

East Central German

Etymology

From Old High German hera. Cognate to German Low German her.

Adverb

haar

1. (Erzgebirgisch) hither, to this place, to here, to me/us
2. (Erzgebirgisch) ago

Derived terms

• haarbaatn

Further reading

• Hendrik Heidler (11 June 2020), Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎^[1] (in German), 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 56

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -aːɐ̯

Verb

haar

1. singular imperative of haaren
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of haaren

Middle English

Noun

haar

1. alternative form of hare (“hare”)

Scots

Noun

haar (uncountable)

1. sea fog

Semai

Alternative forms

• har

Pronoun

haar

1. we (you and I) (1st person dual pronoun, inclusive)

See also

Semai personal pronouns

		singular	dual	plural
1st person	exclusive	èng	jaar	jiiq
	inclusive		haar	hiiq
2nd person		hèq / hèèq	je'oot, jerkeeq, kééq	keeq, ngkeeq / ngkééq
3rd person		ijii, kééq / keeq	ubay / ubaay	et, ennaay, mambééq

Yola

Etymology 1

From Middle English haar, from Old English hara, from Proto-West Germanic *hasō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haːr/

Noun

haar

1. hare
   • 1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 10:

     Van a vierd durst a bargher an a haar galshied too,

     When a weasel crossed the road, and a hare gazed at me too,

Derived terms

• harnothes

Etymology 2

From Middle English hare, from Old English hǣr, from Proto-West Germanic *hār.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haːr/

Noun

haar

1. hair
   • 1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, line 10:

     Aal haar, an wi eyen lik torches o tar?"

     "All hair, and with eyes like torches of tar,"

Etymology 3

Adverb

haar

1. alternative form of here
   • 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 1:

     Haar wee bee dhree yola mydes,

     Here we are three old maids,

References

• Kathleen A. Browne (1927), “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)‎^[2], volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, pages 129, 131 & 132