Hahn

Hahn

English

Etymology 1

From Korean 한(韓) (han). Cognate with English Han (from Mandarin).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /hɑn/
  • Rhymes: -ɑn

Proper noun

Hahn (plural Hahns)

  1. A surname from Korean.

Etymology 2

From German Hahn.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /hɑn/
  • Rhymes: -ɑn

Proper noun

Hahn (plural Hahns)

  1. A surname from German.
Derived terms

German

Etymology

    From Middle High German hane, from Old High German hano, from Proto-West Germanic *hanō, from Proto-Germanic *hanô. Compare Dutch haan, Danish hane.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /haːn/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Rhymes: -aːn
    • Homophones: Harn (some speakers), Haaren, harren (casual speech)

    Noun

    Hahn m (strong or mixed, genitive Hahns or Hahnes, plural Hähne or (dialectal or obsolete) Hahnen, diminutive Hähnchen n or Hähnlein n)

    1. cock, rooster
    2. ellipsis of Wasserhahn (tap, faucet)
      Synonyms: (regional) Kran, Pipe
    3. ellipsis of Fasshahn or Zapfhahn (spigot, stopcock)

    Declension

    Hyponyms

    • (rooster): Hofhahn, Feuerhahn, Wetterhahn
    • (faucet): Geldhahn

    Meronyms

    Derived terms

    Proper noun

    Hahn m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hahns or (with an article) Hahn, feminine genitive Hahn, plural Hahns)

    1. a common surname transferred from the nickname

    Descendants

    • Norwegian Bokmål: Hahnfjella

    Further reading

    • Hahn”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • Hahn” in Duden online
    • Hahn on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de