haag

See also: Haag and håg

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hagô (“hedge”), from Proto-Indo-European *kaghon. Cognate with English haw.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -aːx
  • haag(file)

Noun

haag f (plural hagen, diminutive haagje n)

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

Synonyms

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