haas

See also: Haas

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Etymology

From Dutch haas, from Middle Dutch hāse, from Old Dutch *haso, from Proto-Germanic *hasô.

Noun

haas (plural hase, diminutive hasie)

1. hare, rabbit
2. meat of the hare or rabbit

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦaːs/

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• Hyphenation: haas
• Rhymes: -aːs

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch hāse, from Old Dutch *haso, from Proto-Germanic *hasô.

Noun

haas m (plural hazen, diminutive haasje n)

1. hare, lagomorph of the genus Lepus
2. meat of the hare, fillet
3. (sports) rabbit, pacesetter (runner in a distance race who sets the pace)

Derived terms

• angsthaas
• beunhaas
• buidelhaas
• dakhaas
• fluithaas
• hazenpad
• het haasje zijn
• paashaas
• poolhaas
• sneeuwhaas

Descendants

• Afrikaans: haas

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch haessen, from Old Dutch *hāsenewa, *hāhsenewa, from Proto-Germanic *hanhsenwō, *hanhasenwō (“heel tendon, Achilles tendon”), from Proto-Germanic *hanhaz (“heel”) + *senwō (“sinew”).

Noun

haas m (plural hazen, diminutive haasje n)

1. tenderloin

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Tetum

Noun

haas

1. mango

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Vilamovian

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Adjective

haas

1. hot