Hanseat

German
Hanseaten (cookies)

Etymology

Hanse +‎ -at. The cookies are so called because they are coloured like the Hanseatic flag.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hanzeˈaːt/
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Noun

Hanseat m (weak, genitive Hanseaten, plural Hanseaten, feminine Hanseatin)

  1. (historical) a Hanseatic merchant
  2. a native or inhabitant of a Hanseatic city
  3. a crisp, flat, round cookie, covered half with white icing and half with reddish icing
    • 2010, Jens Tiedemann, Der Balkon: Umwege aus der Depression, page 141:
      »Wie immer«, meinte Oma und schob ein Glas Limonade neben den Hanseaten, ein Gebäck mit rotweißem Zuckerguss, dass ich allezeit bei ihr zu essen bekommen hatte.
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Declension
Declension of Hanseat [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hanseat die Hanseaten
genitive eines des Hanseaten der Hanseaten
dative einem dem Hanseaten den Hanseaten
accusative einen den Hanseaten die Hanseaten

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Hanseat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Hanseat” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Hanseat” in Duden online
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