Haff
German edit
Etymology edit
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.
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Noun edit
Haff n (strong, genitive Haffs or Haffes, plural Haffe or Haffs)
- a lagoon behind a spit or narrow island, especially in the Baltic Sea
Declension edit
Declension of Haff [neuter, strong]
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Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
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.
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Noun edit
Haff m (plural Häff)
Synonyms edit
- (farm): Bauerenhaff