Hass

See also: häss and Haß

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German haz, from Proto-Germanic *hataz (compare Dutch haat, English hate, Danish had). Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌹𐍃 (hatis), Old Norse hatr, Old English hete, Old Saxon heti.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [has]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -as

Noun

Hass m (genitive Hasses, no plural)

  1. hatred, hate
    • 19th century, Johann Nepomuk Nestroy, quoted in Zitate von berühmten Persönlichkeiten zur Eisenbahn‎, 19 April 2013:
      Der Hass des Zimmermalers gegen den Spaliermacher, der Hass des Wechslers gegen den Millionär und der Hass des Landkutschers gegen die Eisenbahn dürften so ziemlich die drei größten Hässe auf Erden sein.
      The hatred of the room painter for the tapestry maker, the hatred of the money lender for the millionaire and the hatred of the coachman for the railroad must surely be the three greatest hatreds on earth.
    • Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
      Der heilige Hass
      Holy Hatred

Declension
Declension of Hass (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Hass
genitive eines des Hasses
dative einem dem Hass,
Hasse1
accusative einen den Hass
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

References
  1. Haß in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, 1891

Further reading
  • Hass in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Hass, Dutch haat, English hate.

Noun

Hass m

  1. hate, hatred
  2. spite
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