German

Noun

Hase m ‎(genitive Hasen, plural Hasen, diminutive Häschen n or Häslein n, feminine Häsin)

1. hare (animal of either sex)
2. (astronomy) the constellation Lepus

Usage notes

• While English-speakers tend to mistakenly use the word “rabbit” for hares, the German tendency is reverse: Hase is sometimes mistakenly used instead of Kaninchen, and it is generally the preferred word whenever the distinction is irrelevant or impossible to tell. (For example, a bunny girl is a Häschen in German, never a Kaninchen.)

Declension

Hyponyms

• Hasenbock
• Häsin
• Rammler

Hypernyms

• Hasenartiger (Hasenartige)
• Hasentier (Hasentiere)

Derived terms

See also

• Kaninchen
• Karnickel

Japanese

Romanization

Hase

1. rōmaji reading of はせ

Afrikaans

Noun

hase

1. plural of haas

French

Etymology

From German Hase, from Middle High German hase, from Old High German haso, from Proto-Germanic *hasô ‎(“hare”). More at hare.

Noun

hase f ‎(plural hases)

1. a female rabbit or hare