Haff
Meaning
a lagoon behind a spit or narrow island, especially in the Baltic Sea
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/haf/
Etymology
Ca. 1800, from Low German Haff, from Middle Low German haf, from Proto-Germanic *habą (“heaving sea”). Cognate with Old English hæf and Danish hav.
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