Hals

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See also: hals, háls, häls, håls, and hals'

English[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Hals

plural of Hal

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German hals, from Old High German hals, from Proto-West Germanic *hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /hals/, [hals], [halts]
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Noun[edit]

Hals m (genitive Halses, plural Hälse, diminutive Hälschen n or Hälslein n)

neck
throat

Declension[edit]

Declension of Hals

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hals	die	Hälse
genitive	eines	des	Halses	der	Hälse
dative	einem	dem	Hals, Halse¹	den	Hälsen
accusative	einen	den	Hals	die	Hälse

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

“Hals” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Hals” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Hals” in OpenThesaurus.de
Hals on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
“Hals” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old High German hals, from Proto-West Germanic *hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /hals/, [hɑl(t)s]

Noun[edit]

Hals m (plural Häls)

neck
throat

Pennsylvania German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare German Hals, Dutch hals, Old English heals.

Noun[edit]

Hals m (plural Hels)

neck
throat

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