Haff

German

Etymology

Ca. 1800, from Low German Haff, from Middle Low German haf, from Proto-Germanic *habą (“heaving sea”). Cognate with Old English hæf and Danish hav.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haf/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Haff n (strong, genitive Haffs or Haffes, plural Haffe or Haffs)

1. a lagoon behind a spit or narrow island, especially in the Baltic Sea

Declension

Declension of Haff [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Haff	die	Haffe, Haffs
genitive	eines	des	Haffs, Haffes	der	Haffe, Haffs
dative	einem	dem	Haff, Haffe1	den	Haffen, Haffs
accusative	ein	das	Haff	die	Haffe, Haffs

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Frisches Haff
• Kurisches Haff
• Stettiner Haff

Related terms

• heben
• Hefe

Descendants

• → Dutch: haf
• → Polish: haf

See also

• Nehrung

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą. The plural Häff is derived from the singular; the original form is archaic Hief. Cognate with German Hof, Dutch hof, English hovel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haf/, [hɑf]
• Rhymes: -ɑf

Noun

Haff m (plural Häff)

1. courtyard
2. court (of a sovereign)
3. farm

Synonyms

• (farm): Bauerenhaff