Hals

See also: hals, háls, häls, håls, and hals'

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hals, from Old High German hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hals/, [hals], [halts]
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Noun

Hals m (genitive Halses, plural Hälse, diminutive Hälschen n)

neck
throat

Declension

Declension of Hals

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hals	die	Hälse
genitive	eines	des	Halses	der	Hälse
dative	einem	dem	Hals, Halse¹	den	Hälsen
accusative	einen	den	Hals	die	Hälse

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Further reading

Hals in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hals/, [hɑl(t)s]

Noun

Hals m (plural Häls)

neck
throat

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Hals, Dutch hals, Old English heals.

Noun

Hals m (plural Hels)

neck
throat

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