Hachse

German edit

Alternative forms edit

Haxe
Hächse, Hechse (obsolete)

Etymology edit

From Middle High German hahsen pl (“poplits”) < Old High German hāhsina (“Achilles tendon”) < Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hasinu. Compare obsolete dialectal English huxen.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

Hachse f (genitive Hachse, plural Hachsen)

(cooking) hock, shank, knuckle
Synonym: Unterschenkel
(slang) leg
Schwing die Hachsen! ― Get a move on!

Declension edit

Declension of Hachse [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Hachse	die	Hachsen
genitive	einer	der	Hachse	der	Hachsen
dative	einer	der	Hachse	den	Hachsen
accusative	eine	die	Hachse	die	Hachsen

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

“Hachse” in Duden online

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