Haken
English
Etymology
For Wolfgang Haken, who studied these manifolds.
Adjective
Haken (not comparable)
- (topology, of a 3-manifold) Irreducible, compact, and containing a non-∂-parallel incompressible surface (besides a sphere or disk).
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German hāke, from Old High German hāggo, hācko, hāko, from Proto-West Germanic *hākō, from Proto-Germanic *hēkô, from Proto-Indo-European *keg-, *keng- (“peg; hook”). Cognate with Old English hǣca (“hook, bolt”).
One of the rare words with a long vowel followed by an original geminate, which was later simplified. Cognate with Dutch haak. Further related with Dutch hoek, English hook, Danish hage.
Pronunciation
Noun
Haken m (strong, genitive Hakens, plural Haken, diminutive Häkchen n)
- hook
- catch, hitch (a concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation)
- checkmark
- Synonym: Häkchen
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Further reading
- “Haken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Haken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Haken” in Duden online
- “Haken” in OpenThesaurus.de
- Haken on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Haken” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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