האָז

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German hase, from Old High German haso, from Proto-West Germanic *hasō, from Proto-Germanic *hasô.

Noun

האָז • (hoz) m, plural האָזן (hozn), feminine האָזיכע (hozikhe), diminutive העזעלע (hezele) or העזל (hezl)

1. rabbit, hare

   Synonyms: קיניגל (kinigl), קראָליק (krolik)

Derived terms

• האָזיש (hozish)
• האָזן־ניסל (hozn-nisl)
• האָזנפֿוטער (hoznfuter)
• האָזנקרויט (hoznkroyt)
• האָזנליפּ (hoznlip)

References

• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “hoz”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 391
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “האָז” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].