Häfen

See also: Hafen and hæfen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛːfən/, [ˈhɛː.fɱ̍], [ˈheː-], [-fən] (Germany)
    • Audio:(file)
    • Audio:(file)(Germany (Berlin))
  • IPA(key): /ˈheːfɛn/, [ˈheː.fɱ̍] (Austria, Southern Germany)
  • Hyphenation: Hä‧fen
  • Homophone: Hefen (many speakers, especially northern and eastern regions)

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

Häfen

  1. plural of Hafen

Etymology 2

Variant of Hafen (“pot”).

Noun

Häfen m (strong, genitive Häfens, plural Häfen)

  1. (Austria, informal) prison, jail
    Synonyms: Gefängnis, Knast, Kittchen, Bau
Declension
Declension of Häfen [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Häfen die Häfen
genitive eines des Häfens der Häfen
dative einem dem Häfen den Häfen
accusative einen den Häfen die Häfen
Derived terms
  • Häfenbruder

Further reading

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