"Haff" meaning in German

See Haff in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /haf/ Audio: De-Haff.ogg
Etymology: Ca. 1800, from Low German Haff, from Middle Low German haf, from Proto-Germanic *habą (“heaving sea”). Cognate with Old English hæf and Danish hav. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|nds|Haff}} Low German Haff, {{der|de|gml|haf}} Middle Low German haf, {{der|de|gem-pro|*habą|t=heaving sea}} Proto-Germanic *habą (“heaving sea”), {{cog|ang|hæf}} Old English hæf, {{cog|da|hav}} Danish hav Head templates: {{de-noun|n,s:es,e:s}} Haff n (strong, genitive Haffs or Haffes, plural Haffe or Haffs) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,s:es,e:s}} Forms: Haffs [genitive], Haffes [genitive], Haffe [plural], Haffs [plural], strong [table-tags], Haff [nominative, singular], Haffe [definite, nominative, plural], Haffs [definite, nominative, plural], Haffs [genitive, singular], Haffes [genitive, singular], Haffe [definite, genitive, plural], Haffs [definite, genitive, plural], Haff [dative, singular], Haffe [dative, singular], Haffen [dative, definite, plural], Haffs [dative, definite, plural], Haff [accusative, singular], Haffe [accusative, definite, plural], Haffs [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. a lagoon behind a spit or narrow island, especially in the Baltic Sea Tags: neuter, strong Categories (place): Bodies of water, Landforms Derived forms: Frisches Haff, Kurisches Haff, Stettiner Haff Related terms: heben, Hefe, Nehrung
    Sense id: en-Haff-de-noun-CnEELlPh Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 94 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 2 2 2

Inflected forms

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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
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        {
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        }
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          "lagoon",
          "lagoon"
        ],
        [
          "spit",
          "spit"
        ],
        [
          "Baltic Sea",
          "Baltic Sea"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
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          "word": "heben"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hefe"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nehrung"
        }
      ],
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      ]
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      "word": "Hefe"
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