Haus

See also: haus and häus

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Cognate with Gothic -𐌷𐌿𐍃 (-hus), Old Frisian hūs, Low German Huus, Dutch huis, Icelandic hús, Faroese hús, Danish hus, Norwegian hus, Swedish hus, English house.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haʊ̯s/, [haʊ̯s]
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  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯s

Noun

Haus n (genitive Hauses, plural Häuser, diminutive Häuschen n or Häuslein n)

  1. house
    In dem Haus haben wir mal gewohnt. ― We used to live in that house.
    Mein Großvater starb in dem Haus, wo ich geboren wurde. ― My grandfather died in the house where I was born.
  2. theatre

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Proper noun

Haus n (genitive Haus')

  1. A municipality in Styria, Austria.

Further reading

  • Haus in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hæːʊ̯s/

Noun

Haus n (plural Haiser)

  1. house

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Cognate to German Haus.

Noun

Haus n (plural Heiser)

  1. house
    • 1907, Das Schulhaus an der Krick, in The Pennsylvania-German: A Popular Magazine, page 335:
      Die Bump is juscht drei Schritt vum Haus;
      Dart krigt mer's Wasser frisch heraus.
    • 2011, Peter Fritsch, Pennsylvania Dutch Halloween Scherenschnitte, page 40:
      Des Haus gans voll mit Gschpuckerei
      The house [is] full of spookiness (i.e. it is haunted)

Sathmar Swabian

Etymology

Cognate to German Haus.

Noun

Haus n

  1. house

References

  • Claus Stephani, Volksgut der Sathmarschwaben (1985)
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