Haut

See also: haut

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hūt, from Old High German hūt, from Proto-Germanic *hūdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kew-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /haʊt/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯t
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Noun

Haut f (genitive Haut, plural Häute, diminutive Häutchen n)

  1. skin, hide of a person, animal or (part of a) plant
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg (Berlin: S. Fischer, 1929), p. 346:
      "Von der Haut? Interessieren Sie sich für Physiologie?"
      About the skin? You're interested in physiology?
  2. (by extension, metonymically) a creature, especially a person
    brave Haut ― brave person
  3. skin (membrane found on the surface of an object, like a sausage)

Declension
Declension of Haut
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Haut die Häute
genitive einer der Haut der Häute
dative einer der Haut den Häuten
accusative eine die Haut die Häute

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • Haut in Duden online

Hunsrik

Alternative forms
  • haut (Wiesemann spelling system)

Etymology

From Middle High German hūt, from Old High German hūt, from Proto-Germanic *hūdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kew-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /haʊ̯t/

Noun

Haut f (plural Heit, diminutive Heitche)

  1. skin; hide
    Er hod en dunkle Haut.
    He has dark skin.
    Eere Haut is aarich schrumplich.
    Her skin is very wrinkled.

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German hūt, from Proto-Germanic *hūdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kew-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hæu̯t/, [hæˑʊ̯t]

Noun

Haut f (plural Hait)

  1. skin

Derived terms

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Haut, Dutch huid, English hide.

Noun

Haut f (plural Heit)

  1. skin, hide
  2. cuticle
  3. membrane
  4. film
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