"Hals" meaning in German

See Hals in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hals/, [hals], [halts] Audio: De-Hals.ogg , De-Hals2.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German hals, from Old High German hals, from Proto-West Germanic *hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|hals}} Middle High German hals, {{inh|de|goh|hals}} Old High German hals, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*hals}} Proto-West Germanic *hals, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*halsaz}} Proto-Germanic *halsaz Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,^e|dim=^chen,^lein}} Hals m (strong, genitive Halses, plural Hälse, diminutive Hälschen n or Hälslein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,^e}} Forms: Halses [genitive], Hälse [plural], Hälschen [diminutive, neuter], Hälslein [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Hals [nominative, singular], Hälse [definite, nominative, plural], Halses [genitive, singular], Hälse [definite, genitive, plural], Hals [dative, singular], Halse [dative, singular], Hälsen [dative, definite, plural], Hals [accusative, singular], Hälse [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. neck Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Hals-de-noun-8UiW2N6d Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Body parts Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Body parts: 50 50
  2. throat Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Hals-de-noun-SM8T9IGu Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Body parts Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Body parts: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Bubenhals, den Hals abdrehen, den Hals aus der Schlinge ziehen, einen dicken Hals haben, einen langen Hals machen, etwas am Hals haben, Flaschenhals, Frauenhals, Gebärmutterhals, Geigenhals, Giraffenhals, Hals über Kopf, Hals- und Beinbruch, Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Arzt, Halsabschneider, halsabschneiderisch, Halsausschnitt, Halsband, halsbrecherisch, Halseisen, Halsentzündung, halsfern, halsig, Halskette, Halskrause, halslos, halsnah, Halsregion, Halsreif, Halsschlagader, Halsschmerz, Halsschmerzen, Halsschmuck, halsstarrig, Halsstarrigkeit, Halstuch, Halsweh, Halsweite, Halswirbel, Halswirbelsäule, in den falschen Hals kriegen, Jungenhals, Kamelhalsfliege, Kinderhals, langhalsig, Mädchenhals, Männerhals, Notenhals, Schreihals, Schwanenhals, sich den Hals abdrehen, umhalsen, waghalsig, Wendehals, zum Halse heraushängen

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Bubenhals"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "den Hals abdrehen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "den Hals aus der Schlinge ziehen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "einen dicken Hals haben"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "einen langen Hals machen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "etwas am Hals haben"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Flaschenhals"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Frauenhals"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Gebärmutterhals"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Geigenhals"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Giraffenhals"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Hals über Kopf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Hals- und Beinbruch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Arzt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Halsabschneider"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "halsabschneiderisch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Halsausschnitt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Halsband"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "halsbrecherisch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Halseisen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Halsentzündung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "halsfern"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "halsig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Halskette"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Halskrause"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "halslos"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "halsnah"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Halsregion"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Halsreif"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Halsschlagader"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Halsschmerz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Halsschmerzen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Halsschmuck"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "halsstarrig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Halsstarrigkeit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Halstuch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Halsweh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Halsweite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Halswirbel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Halswirbelsäule"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "in den falschen Hals kriegen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Jungenhals"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Kamelhalsfliege"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Kinderhals"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "langhalsig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Mädchenhals"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Männerhals"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Notenhals"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Schreihals"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Schwanenhals"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sich den Hals abdrehen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "umhalsen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "waghalsig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Wendehals"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "zum Halse heraushängen"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "hals"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German hals",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "hals"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German hals",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*hals"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *halsaz",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German hals, from Old High German hals, from Proto-West Germanic *hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Halses",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hälse",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hälschen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hälslein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hals",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hälse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Halses",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hälse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hals",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Halse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hälsen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hals",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hälse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "dim": "^chen,^lein"
      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,,^e"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Body parts",
          "orig": "de:Body parts",
          "parents": [
            "Anatomy"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "neck"
      ],
      "id": "en-Hals-de-noun-8UiW2N6d",
      "links": [
        [
          "neck",
          "neck"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
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          "name": "Body parts",
          "orig": "de:Body parts",
          "parents": [
            "Anatomy"
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "throat"
      ],
      "id": "en-Hals-de-noun-SM8T9IGu",
      "links": [
        [
          "throat",
          "throat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hals/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[hals]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[halts]"
    },
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      "audio": "De-Hals.ogg",
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    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Hals2.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/12/De-Hals2.ogg/De-Hals2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/De-Hals2.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Hals"
}
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    "German masculine nouns",
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    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Bubenhals"
    },
    {
      "word": "den Hals abdrehen"
    },
    {
      "word": "den Hals aus der Schlinge ziehen"
    },
    {
      "word": "einen dicken Hals haben"
    },
    {
      "word": "einen langen Hals machen"
    },
    {
      "word": "etwas am Hals haben"
    },
    {
      "word": "Flaschenhals"
    },
    {
      "word": "Frauenhals"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gebärmutterhals"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geigenhals"
    },
    {
      "word": "Giraffenhals"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hals über Kopf"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hals- und Beinbruch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Arzt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Halsabschneider"
    },
    {
      "word": "halsabschneiderisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Halsausschnitt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Halsband"
    },
    {
      "word": "halsbrecherisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Halseisen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Halsentzündung"
    },
    {
      "word": "halsfern"
    },
    {
      "word": "halsig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Halskette"
    },
    {
      "word": "Halskrause"
    },
    {
      "word": "halslos"
    },
    {
      "word": "halsnah"
    },
    {
      "word": "Halsregion"
    },
    {
      "word": "Halsreif"
    },
    {
      "word": "Halsschlagader"
    },
    {
      "word": "Halsschmerz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Halsschmerzen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Halsschmuck"
    },
    {
      "word": "halsstarrig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Halsstarrigkeit"
    },
    {
      "word": "Halstuch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Halsweh"
    },
    {
      "word": "Halsweite"
    },
    {
      "word": "Halswirbel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Halswirbelsäule"
    },
    {
      "word": "in den falschen Hals kriegen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jungenhals"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kamelhalsfliege"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kinderhals"
    },
    {
      "word": "langhalsig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mädchenhals"
    },
    {
      "word": "Männerhals"
    },
    {
      "word": "Notenhals"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schreihals"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schwanenhals"
    },
    {
      "word": "sich den Hals abdrehen"
    },
    {
      "word": "umhalsen"
    },
    {
      "word": "waghalsig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wendehals"
    },
    {
      "word": "zum Halse heraushängen"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "hals"
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "goh",
        "3": "hals"
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    {
      "args": {
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German hals, from Old High German hals, from Proto-West Germanic *hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Halses",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hälse",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hälschen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hälslein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hals",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hälse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Halses",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hälse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hals",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Halse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hälsen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hals",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hälse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,,^e",
        "dim": "^chen,^lein"
      },
      "expansion": "Hals m (strong, genitive Halses, plural Hälse, diminutive Hälschen n or Hälslein n)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "m,,^e"
      },
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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "neck"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "neck",
          "neck"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "throat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "throat",
          "throat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hals/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[hals]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[halts]"
    },
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      "audio": "De-Hals.ogg",
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Hals"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable German dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-01-19 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-01-01 using wiktextract (d1270d2 and 9905b1f). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.