"Bönhase" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈbøːnˌhaːzə/ Audio: De-Bönhase.ogg
Etymology: From Middle Low German bönhase, bonehase (“cat”), from böne (“loft, attic”) + hase (“hare”), the former being cognate of German Bühne (“stage”). The word is first attested in the early 14th century as a personal name (and is thus probably even older). Since the 15th century it meant “illegally working craftsperson”. The sense “cat” is only attested later on, but there can be little doubt that it is the original meaning. Compare German Dachhase, English roof rabbit, etc., which in fact must be loan translations of the Low German unless there were some ancient source for all of them. It was formerly supposed that the illegal workers were called Bönhasen as a pun on Ancient Greek βάναυσος (bánausos, “worker in an ignoble trade”), whence later German Banause, but this is highly unlikely since Greek studies were only just being revived in the 15th century. More probably these workers were simply compared to stray cats who holed up in lofts and fled when chased (as they commonly were by the members of the official guilds). Etymology templates: {{der|de|gml|bönhase}} Middle Low German bönhase, {{m|gml|bonehase|t=cat}} bonehase (“cat”), {{m|gml|böne|t=loft, attic}} böne (“loft, attic”), {{m|gml|hase|t=hare}} hase (“hare”), {{m+|de|Bühne|t=stage}} German Bühne (“stage”), {{m+|de|Dachhase}} German Dachhase, {{m+|en|roof rabbit}} English roof rabbit, {{m|de||Bönhasen}} Bönhasen, {{cog|grc|βάναυσος|t=worker in an ignoble trade}} Ancient Greek βάναυσος (bánausos, “worker in an ignoble trade”), {{m+|de|Banause}} German Banause Head templates: {{de-noun|m.weak}} Bönhase m (weak, genitive Bönhasen, plural Bönhasen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.weak}} Forms: Bönhasen [genitive], Bönhasen [plural], weak [table-tags], Bönhase [nominative, singular], Bönhasen [definite, nominative, plural], Bönhasen [genitive, singular], Bönhasen [definite, genitive, plural], Bönhasen [dative, singular], Bönhasen [dative, definite, plural], Bönhasen [accusative, singular], Bönhasen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (Northern Germany, humorous, archaic) cat; roof rabbit Tags: Northern-Germany, archaic, humorous, masculine, weak Synonyms: Dachhase
    Sense id: en-Bönhase-de-noun-3L7wLV2L Categories (other): Northern German, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 61 18 21
  2. (Northern Germany, chiefly historical) A skilled manual worker or craftsperson who works illegally, originally without the concession of the respective guild. Tags: Northern-Germany, historical, masculine, weak
    Sense id: en-Bönhase-de-noun-zW4ETuIw Categories (other): Northern German
  3. (Northern Germany) botcher; bungler (incompetent worker) Tags: Northern-Germany, masculine, weak Synonyms: Pfuscher, Stümper
    Sense id: en-Bönhase-de-noun-8lZgl38z Categories (other): Northern German
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Böhnhase Related terms: Bühne, Hase

Inflected forms

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