haag
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch hāge, haghe, from Old Dutch *hago, from Proto-West Germanic *hagō, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hagô (“hedge”), from Proto-Indo-European *kaghon. Cognate with English haw.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
haag f (plural hagen, diminutive haagje n)
- A hedge, thicket of woody bushes planted in a row
- A lane, (often double) row of lined-up persons or objects, as for a formal guard of honor inspection
- (obsolete) Undergrowth, a dense low forest
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- (plant species) haagbeuk, haagdoorn, haageik, haagroos, haagwinde
- haagappel
- haagschaar
- haagspel n
- hagepreek
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Negerhollands: haschee
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Adjective edit
haag (masculine and feminine haag, neuter haagt, definite singular and plural haage, comparative hægre, indefinite superlative hægst, definite superlative hægste)
- obsolete typography of håg