Haar

See also haar

English

Wikipedia

Proper noun

Haar

1. municipality near Munich, Germany.

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German

Etymology

From Old High German hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą, from Proto-Indo-European *keres- (“rough hair, bristle”). Compare Dutch haar, West Frisian hier, English hair, Danish hår.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /haːɐ̯/

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• Rhymes: -aːɐ̯

Noun

Haar n (genitive Haars or Haares, plural Haare)

1. hair

Usage notes

When referring to a person's hair collectively, the singular may be used with no article, as is common in English: Sie hat graues Haar "She has grey hair". However in German, unlike English, it is more common to use the plural: Sie hat graue Haare. When referring to an individual hair, the indefinite article is used: Sie hat ein graues Haar "She has a (single) grey hair".

Derived terms

• Barthaar
• Haar in der Suppe
• Haaresbreite
• Haarspray
• Schnurrhaar