Haut
See also: haut and häut
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Haut.
Proper noun
Haut (plural Hauts)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Haut is the 33530th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 680 individuals. Haut is most common among White (96.91%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Haut”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 143.
Anagrams
- Auth, Auth., UTAH, Utah, auth, auth.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German hūt, from Old High German hūt, from Proto-Germanic *hūdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-. Cognate with Dutch huid and English hide.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haʊt/
audio (file) audio (file) - Rhymes: -aʊ̯t
Noun
Haut f (genitive Haut, plural Häute, diminutive Häutchen n or Häutlein n)
- skin, hide of a person, animal or (part of a) plant
- 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg (Berlin: S. Fischer, 1929), p. 346:
- "Von der Haut? Interessieren Sie sich für Physiologie?"
- About the skin? You're interested in physiology?
- 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg (Berlin: S. Fischer, 1929), p. 346:
- (by extension, metonymically) a creature, especially a person
- brave Haut ― brave person
- skin (membrane found on the surface of an object, like a sausage)
Declension
Declension of Haut [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Haut | die | Häute |
genitive | einer | der | Haut | der | Häute |
dative | einer | der | Haut | den | Häuten |
accusative | eine | die | Haut | die | Häute |
Synonyms
- Fell, Pelz
Derived terms
- Apfelsinenhaut
- auf der faulen Haut liegen
- dünnhäutig
- Gänsehaut
- Hautausschlag
- häuten
- Hautfarbe
- Hautrötung
- Kopfhaut
- Schrumpelhaut
Descendants
- → Esperanto: haŭto
See also
- Haar
Further reading
- “Haut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Haut” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Haut” in Duden online
- Haut on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik
Alternative forms
- haut (Wiesemann spelling system)
Etymology
From Middle High German hūt, from Old High German hūt, from Proto-Germanic *hūdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haʊ̯t/
Noun
Haut f (plural Heit, diminutive Heitche)
- skin; hide
- Er hod en dunkle Haut.
- He has dark skin.
- Eere Haut is aarich schrumplich.
- Her skin is very wrinkled.
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German hūt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hæu̯t/, [hæˑʊ̯t]
Noun
Haut f (plural Hait)
- skin
Derived terms
- Héngerhaut
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German hūt, from Old High German hūt. Compare German Haut, Dutch huid, English hide.
Noun
Haut f (plural Heit)
- skin, hide
- cuticle
- membrane
- film