Hanf

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hanef, hanif, hanf, from Old High German hanaf, from Proto-West Germanic *hanapi, from Proto-Germanic *hanapiz. Compare Dutch hennep, English hemp, Danish hamp. Also cognate with Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis), whence the doublet Cannabis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hanf/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /hamf/ (colloquial, regional)
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Noun

Hanf m or (rare) n (strong, genitive Hanfes or Hanfs, no plural)

  1. hemp
  2. hemp as a drug or medical substance
    Synonyms: Cannabis, Haschisch, Marihuana

Usage notes
  • The neuter gender is rare, but is sometimes found when referring to the use as a drug (after the synonyms above, which are all neuter).

Declension
Declension of Hanf [sg-only, masculine // neuter (rare), strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der, das Hanf
genitive eines des Hanfes, Hanfs
dative einem dem Hanf, Hanfe1
accusative einen, ein den, das Hanf

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Proper noun

Hanf m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hanfs or (with an article) Hanf, feminine genitive Hanf, plural Hanfs)

  1. a surname

Declension
Declension of Hanf [masculine // feminine, surname]
singular plural
masculine feminine
indef. def. noun indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative (ein) (der) Hanf (eine) (die) Hanf (die) Hanfs
genitive (eines) (des) Hanfs, Hanf1 (einer) (der) Hanf (der) Hanfs
dative (einem) (dem) Hanf (einer) (der) Hanf (den) Hanfs
accusative (einen) (den) Hanf (eine) (die) Hanf (die) Hanfs

1With an article.

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms
  • Hunnef (now less common)

Etymology

From German Hanf, chiefly displacing the native form above.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hɑnf/

Noun

Hanf m (uncountable)

  1. hemp
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