Hachse

German

Alternative forms

Haxe, Hechse

Etymology

From Middle High German hahse (“poplit”) < Old High German hāhsina (“Achilles tendon”) < Proto-Germanic *hanhasinwō, a compound of *hanhaz (“heel”) +‎ *senawō (“tendon”).

Noun

Hachse f (genitive Hachse, plural Hachsen)

(cooking) hock, shank, knuckle
Synonym: Unterschenkel
(slang) leg
Schwing die Hachsen! ― Get a move on!

Declension

Declension of Hachse

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Hachse	die	Hachsen
genitive	einer	der	Hachse	der	Hachsen
dative	einer	der	Hachse	den	Hachsen
accusative	eine	die	Hachse	die	Hachsen

Derived terms

Kalbshachse
Schweinshachse

Further reading

Hachse in Duden online

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