alter Hase

== German == === Etymology === Literally, “old hare”, implying experience and cunning. When hare meat was popular, hunters tried to obtain it often. Consequently, most hares did not grow old. An old hare therefore had to be experienced and cunning to have always escaped from its hunters. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaltɐ ˈhaːzə/ === Noun === alter Hase m (weak, definite nominative der alte Hase, genitive (des) alten Hasen, plural alte Hasen, definite plural die alten Hasen) old hand, veteran Synonym: Routinier Antonym: Neuling ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “alter Hase” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache "alter Hase" in Redensarten-Index