Haff

German

Etymology

Via German Low German from Middle Low German haf.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /haf/
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Noun

Haff n (genitive Haffs or Haffes, plural Haffe)

a bay or lagoon behind a spit

Declension

Declension of Haff

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Haff	die	Haffe
genitive	eines	des	Haffes, Haffs	der	Haffe
dative	einem	dem	Haff, Haffe¹	den	Haffen
accusative	ein	das	Haff	die	Haffe

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Frisches Haff
Kurisches Haff

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą. Cognate with German Hof, Dutch hof, English hovel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hɑf/
Rhymes: -ɑf

Noun

Haff m (plural Häff)

courtyard
court (of a sovereign)
farm

Synonyms

(farm): Bauerenhaff

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