Haufen

See also: häufen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German hūfe, from Old High German hūfo, from Proto-Germanic *hūpô, whence also Middle Low German hūpe. A related form was Middle High German houf and Old High German houf, from Proto-Germanic *haupaz, whence Old Dutch houph (modern Dutch hoop), Old Saxon hōp, Old English hēap (modern English heap). The vowels of both forms merged regularly in Modern Standard German -au-, but the ending -en in the modern word shows that it continues the weak Old High German hūfo, which was predominant in most of High German.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhaʊ̯fən/
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  • Hyphenation: Hau‧fen

Noun

Haufen m (genitive Haufens, plural Haufen, diminutive Häufchen n or Häuflein n)

  1. heap, hive, pile
  2. crowd, lot, group
  3. dog feces

Declension
Declension of Haufen
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Haufen die Haufen
genitive eines des Haufens der Haufen
dative einem dem Haufen den Haufen
accusative einen den Haufen die Haufen

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