Haken
See also: haken
English
Etymology
For Wolfgang Haken, who studied these manifolds.
Adjective
Haken (not comparable)
- (topology, of a 3-manifold) Irreducible, compact, and containing a non-∂-parallel incompressible surface (besides a sphere or disk).
Anagrams
- Hanke, kaneh, khaen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German hāke, from Old High German hāggo, hācko, hāko, from Proto-West Germanic *hakō, from Proto-Germanic *hakô, from Proto-Indo-European *keg-, *keng- (“peg; hook”).
One of the rare words with a long vowel followed by an original geminate, which was later simplified. Cognate with Dutch haak. Further related with Dutch hoek, English hook, Danish hage.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhaːkŋ̩/, /ˈhaːkən/
Audio (Austria) (file) Audio (file) Audio (file) - Homophone: haken
Noun
Haken m (strong, genitive Hakens, plural Haken, diminutive Häkchen n)
- hook
- catch, hitch (a concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation)
- checkmark
- Synonym: Häkchen
Declension
Declension of Haken [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Haken | die | Haken |
| genitive | eines | des | Hakens | der | Haken |
| dative | einem | dem | Haken | den | Haken |
| accusative | einen | den | Haken | die | Haken |
Derived terms
- abhaken
- Abschlepphaken
- Angelhaken
- Bilderhaken
- Einreißhaken
- Enterhaken
- Fanghaken
- Feuerhaken
- Fleischerhaken
- Hakenkreuz
- Heißhaken
- Hungerhaken
- Karabinerhaken
- Kleiderhaken
- Kranhaken
- Schraubhaken
- Schürhaken
- Sturmhaken
- Widerhaken
- Winkelhaken
- X-Haken
Further reading
- “Haken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Haken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Haken” in Duden online
- “Haken” in OpenThesaurus.de
Haken on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Haken” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.