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Haff
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German
Etymology
Ca. 1800, from de nds Haff, from de gml haf, from de osx *haf, from de gmw-pro *hab, from de gem-pro *habą heaving sea. Cognate with ang hæf and da hav.
Pronunciation
de /haf/
de De-Haff.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n,s:es,e:s
a lagoon behind a spit or narrow island, especially in the Baltic Sea
Declension
n,s:es,e:s
Derived terms
de Frisches Haff
de Kurisches Haff
de Stettiner Haff
Related terms
de heben
de Hefe
de Hafen
Descendants
nl haf 1
pl haf 1
See also
de Nehrung
de Bodies of water Landforms
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From lb gmh hof, from lb goh hof, from lb gmw-pro *hof, from lb gem-pro *hufą.
The plural lb Häff is derived from the singular; the original form is archaic lb Hief. Cognate with de Hof, nl hof, en hovel.
Pronunciation
lb /haf/ [hɑf]
lb ɑf 1
Noun
m Häff
courtyard
court (of a sovereign)
farm
Synonyms
farm lb Bauerenhaff