"Haar" meaning in German

See Haar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /haːr/, [haːʁ], [haːɐ̯], [haː] Audio: De-Haar.ogg , De-at-Haar.ogg
Rhymes: -aːɐ̯ Etymology: From Middle High German and Old High German hār, from Proto-West Germanic *hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą, from Proto-Indo-European *keres- (“rough hair, bristle”). Compare Dutch haar, West Frisian hier, English hair, Danish hår. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|-}} Middle High German, {{inh|de|goh|hār}} Old High German hār, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*hār}} Proto-West Germanic *hār, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*hērą}} Proto-Germanic *hērą, {{der|de|ine-pro|*keres-||rough hair, bristle}} Proto-Indo-European *keres- (“rough hair, bristle”), {{cog|nl|haar}} Dutch haar, {{cog|fy|hier}} West Frisian hier, {{cog|en|hair}} English hair, {{cog|da|hår}} Danish hår Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s|dim=^chen}} Haar n (strong, genitive Haares or Haars, plural Haare, diminutive Härchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s}} Forms: Haares [genitive], Haars [genitive], Haare [plural], Härchen [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Haar [nominative, singular], Haare [definite, nominative, plural], Haares [genitive, singular], Haars [genitive, singular], Haare [definite, genitive, plural], Haar [dative, singular], Haare [dative, singular], Haaren [dative, definite, plural], Haar [accusative, singular], Haare [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. hair (a singular hair, not limited to the head) Tags: neuter, strong Related terms: Haut
    Sense id: en-Haar-de-noun-7IRfNR-S Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Hair Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Hair: 55 45 Derived forms: Barthaar, behaart, Haar in der Suppe, haarähnlich, haarartig, Haaresbreite, Haarfarbe, Haarfärbung, haargenau, haarig, Haarpflege, Haarpflegeset, Haarschnitt, Haarshampoo, Haarspray, haarsträubend, Haartönung, Haarwaschmittel, Schamhaar, Schnurrhaar
  2. (collective) hair (the totality of hair on someone's head) Tags: collective, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Haar-de-noun-pPd1f8K0 Categories (other): Hair Disambiguation of Hair: 55 45

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "63 37",
          "word": "Schamhaar"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[haːʁ]"
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