Häher

German

Etymology

From Middle High German heher, from Old High German hehera, from Proto-Germanic *hihurō, *skihurō (compare Low German Heger, dialectal English heighaw (“woodpecker, popinjay”), Norwegian skjor), from Proto-Indo-European *kik- (compare Lithuanian kḗkštas, Greek κίσσα (kíssa), Sanskrit किकिदीवि (kikidīvί, “blue jay”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛːəʁ/, [ˈhɛː.ɐ], [ˈheː.ɐ], (chiefly in compounds also contracted) /ˈhɛːʁ/, [ˈhɛ(ː)ɐ̯], [heːɐ̯]
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  • Homophones: Herr, Heer (contracted, some speakers)

Noun

Häher m (strong, genitive Hähers, plural Häher)

  1. jay (bird)

Declension

Declension of Häher [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Häher die Häher
genitive eines des Hähers der Häher
dative einem dem Häher den Hähern
accusative einen den Häher die Häher

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Häher” in Duden online
  • “Häher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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