Verhaft

German

Etymology

By surface analysis, ver- +‎ Haft.

Noun

Verhaft m (strong, genitive Verhaftes or Verhafts, no plural)

  1. (archaic) synonym of Haft f (“custody”)
    • 1787, Friedrich Schiller, Don Karlos, Infant von Spanien, 5. Akt, 5. Auftritt; republished as R. D. Boylan, transl., (Please provide a date or year):
      Prinz Carlos, / Verbreitet man, sei in Verhaft genommen, / Sein Leben in Gefahr.
      […] and reports are spread / That Carlos is a prisoner—that his life / Is threatened.

Declension

Declension of Verhaft [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Verhaft
genitive eines des Verhaftes, Verhafts
dative einem dem Verhaft, Verhafte1
accusative einen den Verhaft

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Verhaft” in Duden online
  • “Verhaft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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