haan

See also: Haan, hån, and hään

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch haan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɦɑːn/

Noun

haan (plural hane, diminutive haantjie)

cock, rooster

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hane, from Old Dutch *hano, from Proto-Germanic *hanô, from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”). Compare German Hahn, Danish hane.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɦaːn/
Rhymes: -aːn
audio (file)

Noun

haan m (plural hanen, diminutive haantje n)

cock, rooster

Derived terms

auerhaan
broodhaan
haantje de voorste
haantjesgedrag
hanengevecht
hanenkam
hanenkamp
kemphaan
sneeuwhaan
vechthaan
weerhaan
windhaan

Finnish

Noun

haan

Genitive singular form of haka.

Anagrams

hana

Middle English

Verb

haan

Alternative form of haven