Häher

German

Etymology

From Middle High German heher, from Old High German hehera, from Proto-Germanic *hihurō, *skihurō (compare Low German Heger, dialectal English heighaw (“woodpecker, popinjay”), Norwegian skjor), from Proto-Indo-European *kik- (compare Lithuanian kḗkštas, Greek κίσσα (kíssa), Sanskrit किकिदीवि (kikidīvί, “blue jay”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛːəʁ/, [ˈhɛː.ɐ], [ˈheː.ɐ], (chiefly in componds also contracted) /ˈhɛːʁ/, [ˈhɛ(ː)ɐ̯], [heːɐ̯]

• Audio:

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• Homophones: Herr, Heer (contracted, some speakers)

Noun

Häher m (strong, genitive Hähers, plural Häher)

1. jay (bird)

Declension

Declension of Häher [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Häher	die	Häher
genitive	eines	des	Hähers	der	Häher
dative	einem	dem	Häher	den	Hähern
accusative	einen	den	Häher	die	Häher

Derived terms

• Eichelhäher
• Tannenhäher

Further reading

• “Häher” in Duden online
• “Häher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache