das Haut
noun · /haʊt/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German hūt, from Old High German hūt, from Proto-West Germanic *hūdi, from Proto-Germanic *hūdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-.
Translation
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skin, hide of a person, animal or (part of a) plant
feminine
1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg (Berlin: S. Fischer, 1929), p. 346
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Wenn der Körper berührt wird, schicken Rezeptoren in der Haut Nachrichten zum Gehirn und verursachen die Ausschüttung von chemischen Stoffen wie Endorphinen.
When the body is touched, receptors in the skin send messages to the brain causing the release of chemicals such as endorphins.
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a creature, especially a person
broadly, feminine, metonymically
brave Haut
brave person
- skin (membrane found on the surface of an object, like a sausage) feminine
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Haut | Häute |
| Accusative | Haut | Häute |
| Dative | Haut | Häuten |
| Genitive | Haut | Häute |