German word

Hahn

Pronunciation

IPA/haːn/

Meaning

  • masculine nounrooster

Example

Der Hahn weckt uns jeden Morgen.

The rooster wakes us every morning.

Illustration for Hahn (rooster)

More examples

Der Hahn pickt Körner im Hühnerstall.

The rooster pecks at grains in the chicken coop.

Core concept

The same short label marks a male chicken in the yard and a turnable tap that releases water.

Common phrases

  • Hahn im Hühnerstall

    rooster in the chicken coop

  • krähender Hahn

    crowing rooster

Similar words

Gockel: A familiar everyday term for a male chicken.
Wasserhahn: A household tap or valve used to release or stop water.
Henne: A female chicken, often kept for laying eggs.

Definition in German

Ein männliches Haushuhn, das oft laut kräht und besonders am Morgen auffällt.

Word origin

Hahn is an inherited Germanic word, recorded as Old High German hano from Proto-Germanic *hanô; the valve meaning is a later specialized use also found with English cock.

Usage tips

  • In practical instructions, am Hahn drehen or den Hahn zudrehen refers to turning a tap or valve, not to handling a bird.

Other meanings

  • faucetnoun

Opposites

  • Hennehennoun

Related words

  • Wasserhahnfaucetnoun
  • Hähnchenyoung chickennoun

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