Haares

Haares is the genitive singular form of the German noun Haar, which means hair. It is used to indicate possession or a relationship between hair and another noun in standard written German. The form des Haares is formed by adding the regular neuter singular genitive ending -es to Haar, and it tends to appear in formal or literary contexts.

In everyday spoken German, speakers more often use alternative constructions, such as the preposition von with a definite article or other paraphrases, rather than relying on the genitive. Haares therefore functions mainly as a grammatical inflection rather than as an independent lexical item with its own meaning beyond Haar.

Usage examples include phrases like die Farbe des Haares (the color of the hair), die Länge des Haares (the length of the hair), and die Pflege des Haares (the care of the hair). It is important to distinguish this from the plural form Haare, whose genitive is der Haare (e.g., die Farbe der Haare).

Etymology and grammar notes: Haar is a neuter noun in modern German, with the standard genitive ending -es producing des Haares. This form is regularly taught in grammar materials and appears in written language, legal texts, and formal descriptions where precise possessive relations are stated.

See also: Haar, Haare, German grammar, Genitive case.