Feminin

Haft

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. (feminine) arrest, custody, imprisonment (the state of being confined by order of a government or ruler)
  2. (dated, feminine) captivity (any confinement, e.g. by criminals)

Frequenz

C1
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/haft/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle High German haft, hafte (“captivity”), from Old High German haft, hafta. Immediately cognate with Middle Dutch hachte, Middle Low German hafte. Also related with Old English hæft, and further with Latin captus, Old Irish cacht.

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