Hafer

See also: ħafer

German

Alternative forms

• Haber (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German hafer, haber, hafere, habere, from Old High German habaro, from Proto-Germanic *habrô. The modern consonantism is Central German (compare Middle Low German haver, havere and modern German Low German Haver, Hafer). The Upper German cognate form Haber is now obsolete in standard usage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaːfɐ/

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• Hyphenation: Ha‧fer

Noun

Hafer m (strong, genitive Hafers, plural Hafer)

1. oats

Declension

Declension of Hafer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hafer	die	Hafer
genitive	eines	des	Hafers	der	Hafer
dative	einem	dem	Hafer	den	Hafern
accusative	einen	den	Hafer	die	Hafer

Derived terms

• Flughafer
• Futterhafer
• Haferbrei
• Haferflocke
• Hafergrütze
• Haferkorn
• Hafermilch
• Hafersack
• Haferschleim
• Windhafer

 

See also

• Roggen
• Gerste
• Weizen

Further reading

• “Hafer” in Duden online
• “Hafer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache