das Barthaar
beard hair
An individual hair belonging to a person's beard or an animal's whiskers.
EXAMPLE
Auf seinem Hemd klebte ein langes Barthaar.
There was a long beard hair stuck to his shirt.
das Barthaar
beard hair
das Barthaar, die Barthaare
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Barthaar, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Barthaare |
| genitive | des Barthaares |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Barthaar | die Barthaare |
| accusative | das Barthaar | die Barthaare |
| dative | dem Barthaar | den Barthaaren |
| genitive | des Barthaares des Barthaars | der Barthaare |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound word
„Barthaar“ is made up of „Bart“ (beard) and „Haar“ (hair). The word therefore refers to an individual hair that belongs to a beard.
EXAMPLE
Ein Barthaar lag auf dem weißen Waschbecken.
A beard hair was lying on the white sink.
Typical collocations
Verbs such as „finden“ (to find), „entfernen“ (to remove), „ausreißen“ (to pull out), and „entdecken“ (to discover) are often used with „Barthaar“. Descriptions such as „langes“ (long), „dickes“ (thick), or „graues Barthaar“ (gray beard hair) are also common.
EXAMPLE
Er entdeckte ein graues Barthaar auf seinem Pullover.
He discovered a gray beard hair on his sweater.
Individual hair
„Barthaar“ is usually used for a single hair and therefore often appears with an indefinite article or a quantity expression. In a sentence, it can be something that you discover on clothing or a surface, for example.
EXAMPLE
Auf dem Teller lag ein einzelnes Barthaar.
There was a single beard hair on the plate.
In real life
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