haag

See also: Haag and håg

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hāge, haghe, from Old Dutch *hago, from Proto-West Germanic *hagō, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hagô (“hedge”), from Proto-Indo-European *kaghon. Cognate with English haw.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɦaːx/
haag (file)
Hyphenation: haag
Rhymes: -aːx
Homophone: Haag

Noun

haag f (plural hagen, diminutive haagje n)

A hedge, thicket of woody bushes planted in a row
A lane, (often double) row of lined-up persons or objects, as for a formal guard of honor inspection
(obsolete) Undergrowth, a dense low forest

Synonyms

heg

Derived terms

(plant species) haagbeuk, haagdoorn, haageik, haagroos, haagwinde
haagappel
haagschaar
haagspel n
hagepreek

Related terms

Descendants

Negerhollands: haschee

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

haag (masculine and feminine haag, neuter haagt, definite singular and plural haage, comparative hægre, indefinite superlative hægst, definite superlative hægste)

obsolete typography of håg

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