"Angsthase" meaning in German

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Noun

Audio: De-Angsthase.ogg
Etymology: From Angst (“fear”) + Hase (“hare”). The compound could simply be based on the hare’s flight instinct, but is usually thought to be an alteration of unattested *Angsthose, from Hose (“trousers, pants”); compare German Bangbüxe, Dutch bangebroek, English scaredy pants. Etymology templates: {{compound|de|Angst|Hase|t1=fear|t2=hare}} Angst (“fear”) + Hase (“hare”), {{cog|de|Bangbüxe}} German Bangbüxe, {{cog|nl|bangebroek}} Dutch bangebroek, {{cog|en|scaredy pants}} English scaredy pants Head templates: {{de-noun|m.weak|f=^in}} Angsthase m (weak, genitive Angsthasen, plural Angsthasen, feminine Angsthäsin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.weak}} Forms: Angsthasen [genitive], Angsthasen [plural], Angsthäsin [feminine], weak [table-tags], Angsthase [nominative, singular], Angsthasen [definite, nominative, plural], Angsthasen [genitive, singular], Angsthasen [definite, genitive, plural], Angsthasen [dative, singular], Angsthasen [dative, definite, plural], Angsthasen [accusative, singular], Angsthasen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. coward Tags: masculine, weak
    Sense id: en-Angsthase-de-noun-oZPSyZ-5 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People Synonyms: Angsthase, Angstmeier, Bangbüx, Duckmäuser, Feigling, Hasenfuß, Hasenherz, Hosenkacker, Hosenscheißer, Jammerlappen, Kneifer, Memme, Schisser, Schlappschwanz, Seicherl, Trauminet, Waschlappen, Weichei, Weichling

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
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        "2": "Bangbüxe"
      },
      "expansion": "German Bangbüxe",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "bangebroek"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch bangebroek",
      "name": "cog"
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "scaredy pants"
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      "expansion": "English scaredy pants",
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  "etymology_text": "From Angst (“fear”) + Hase (“hare”). The compound could simply be based on the hare’s flight instinct, but is usually thought to be an alteration of unattested *Angsthose, from Hose (“trousers, pants”); compare German Bangbüxe, Dutch bangebroek, English scaredy pants.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Angsthäsin",
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      "form": "weak",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "Angsthase",
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
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      "form": "Angsthasen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "Angsthasen",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
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    },
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  "pos": "noun",
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              11
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          "english": "Hey, coward! Don't you dare?",
          "text": "He, Angsthase! Traust dich wohl nicht?",
          "translation": "Hey, coward! Don't you dare?",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "coward"
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          "word": "Angsthase"
        },
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          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Angstmeier"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Bangbüx"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Duckmäuser"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Feigling"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Hasenfuß"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Hasenherz"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Hosenkacker"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Hosenscheißer"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Jammerlappen"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Kneifer"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Memme"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Schisser"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Schlappschwanz"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Seicherl"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Trauminet"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Waschlappen"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Weichei"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Weichling"
        }
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "Angsthasen",
      "source": "declension",
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          "english": "Hey, coward! Don't you dare?",
          "text": "He, Angsthase! Traust dich wohl nicht?",
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        }
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          "word": "Angsthase"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Angstmeier"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Bangbüx"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Duckmäuser"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Feigling"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Hasenfuß"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Hasenherz"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Hosenkacker"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Hosenscheißer"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Jammerlappen"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Kneifer"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Memme"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Schisser"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Schlappschwanz"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Seicherl"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Trauminet"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Waschlappen"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Weichei"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Feigling",
          "word": "Weichling"
        }
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