Haar

See also: haar and hår

English

Proper noun

Haar

  1. municipality near Munich, Germany.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Old High German hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą, from Proto-Indo-European *keres- (“rough hair, bristle”). Compare Dutch haar, West Frisian hier, English hair, Danish hår.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /haːɐ̯/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /haː/ (widespread, especially northern and central Germany)
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  • Rhymes: -aːɐ̯

Noun

Haar n (genitive Haars or Haares, plural Haare, diminutive Härchen n)

  1. hair

Usage notes

When referring to a person's hair collectively, the singular may be used with no article, as is common in English: Sie hat graues Haar. – "She has grey hair." However in German, unlike English, it is more common to use the plural: Sie hat graue Haare. When referring to an individual hair, the indefinite article is used: Sie hat ein graues Haar. – "She has a (single) grey hair".

Declension
Declension of Haar
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Haar die Haare
genitive eines des Haares,
Haars		 der Haare
dative einem dem Haar,
Haare1		 den Haaren
accusative ein das Haar die Haare
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

See also

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

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

Noun

Haar n

  1. (anatomy) hair
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