hä

See also: hæ, hae, ha'e, and Appendix:Variations of "ha"

Alemannic German

Verb

hä

  1. (Gressoney, Formazza) to have

References

  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • e (reduced form)
  • här (in liaison with a following vowel)
  • hän, en (westernmost Moselle Franconian; only before vowels, h, and dental consonants)

Etymology

From Old High German hēr, from Proto-Germanic *hiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛ/, /hɛː/

Pronoun

hä (personal, stressed)

  1. (most dialects) he; nominative of the third-person singular masculine
  • im (dative)
  • in (accusative)

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æ

Interjection

hä

  1. huh? uh?

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛː/, /hɛ̃ː/

Interjection

hä

  1. huh? uh? (expresses that one has not understood a statement)

Usage notes

In a formal setting, or towards a stranger, the use of hä? is generally regarded as impolite if not followed by a proper question. Such use is very common and perfectly acceptable in informal settings, however.

Synonyms

Further reading

  • hä in Duden online

Anagrams

Westrobothnian

Pronoun

hä

  1. Alternative form of he
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