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Hase.

hare (animal of either sex)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhaːzə//ˈhaːsɛ/
  1. hare (animal of either sex)

    masculine · weak
  2. the constellation Lepus

    masculine · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German has(e), from Old High German haso, from Proto-West Germanic *hasō, from Proto-Germanic *hesô, from an Indo-European root originally meaning grey.

name
  1. a surname

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · surname
Where this word comes from

German and Jewish surname, from the noun meaning "hare" (see Etymology 1 above). Occasionally calqued from Lower Sorbian Zajac, of the same meaning.

name
  1. a river in northwestern Germany

    definite · proper-noun · usually
Where this word comes from

From the same root as the animal name, meaning “grey”, an adjective Proto-West Germanic *hasu (“grey”).

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