Hahn

Hahn

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑːn/

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• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

Hahn m (genitive Hahns or Hahnes, plural Hähne or Hahnen, diminutive Hähnchen n or Hähnlein n)

1. cock, rooster
2. stopcock, tap, spigot, faucet

Usage notes

• The normal plural is Hähne.
• The plural Hahnen is obsolete or dialectal (the last remnant of what was once a weak noun).

Declension

Declension of Hahn

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hahn	die	Hähne
genitive	eines	des	Hahnes, Hahns	der	Hähne
dative	einem	dem	Hahn, Hahne1	den	Hähnen
accusative	einen	den	Hahn	die	Hähne

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Hyponyms

• (rooster): Hofhahn, Feuerhahn, Wetterhahn
• (faucet): Wasserhahn, Geldhahn

Meronyms

• Hahnenfeder
• Hahnenfuß
• Hahnenkamm
• Hahnenschwanz

Compounds

• Hahnenkampf
• Hahnenschrei

Related terms

• Huhn

Proper noun

Hahn m or f (genitive Hahns)

1. A common surname​ originating as a nickname.

Further reading

• Hahn in Duden online