Hafen

See also: hafen and Häfen

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaːfn̩/, /ˈhaːfɱ̩/, /ˈhaːfən/

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Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kap-der.

Proto-Germanic *habanō

Proto-West Germanic *habanu

Old Saxon *havana

Middle Low German havenebor.

Middle High German habeneder.

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Middle Low German haveneinflu.

German Hafen

From Middle Low German havene. The word was already borrowed into Middle High German habene; the modern form with -f- is a later adaptation once again based on the Middle Low German form. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *habnō. Cognate to Dutch haven and English haven.

Noun

Hafen m (strong, genitive Hafens, plural Häfen)

1. harbour/harbor; port; haven

Declension

Declension of Hafen [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hafen	die	Häfen
genitive	eines	des	Hafens	der	Häfen
dative	einem	dem	Hafen	den	Häfen
accusative	einen	den	Hafen	die	Häfen

Hyponyms

• Containerhafen
• Exporthafen
• Flughafen
• Getreideexporthafen
• Lufthafen
• Luftschiffhafen
• Meereshafen
• Seehafen
• Wasserhafen

Related terms

• Hafenanlage
• Hafenbecken
• Hafenkneipe
• Hafenmeister
• Hafenstadt

Etymology 2

From Middle High German haven m, from Old High German hafan m (“pot”). Compare German heben.

Noun

Hafen m (strong, genitive Hafens, plural Häfen)

1. (regional, Southern Germany) pot

Declension

Declension of Hafen [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hafen	die	Häfen
genitive	eines	des	Hafens	der	Häfen
dative	einem	dem	Hafen	den	Häfen
accusative	einen	den	Hafen	die	Häfen

Further reading

• “Hafen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Hafen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Hafen” in Duden online
• Hafen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de