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Haus.

house, building

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun[haʊ̯s]
  1. house, building

    neuter · strong
    In dem Haus haben wir mal gewohnt.
    Mein Großvater starb in dem Haus, wo ich geboren wurde.
  2. home (in various phrases)

    neuter · strong
    Dann gingen wir nach Hause
  3. theatre

    neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der.? Proto-Germanic *hūsą Proto-West Germanic *hūs Old High German hūs Middle High German hūs German Haus From Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Cognate with Old Frisian hūs, Low German Hus, Huus, Dutch huis, Icelandic hús, Faroese hús, Danish hus, Norwegian hus, Swedish hus, English house. Doublet of House.

name[haʊ̯s]
  1. a municipality of Styria, Austria

    neuter · proper-noun
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der.? Proto-Germanic *hūsą Proto-West Germanic *hūs Old High German hūs Middle High German hūs German Haus From Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Cognate with Old Frisian hūs, Low German Hus, Huus, Dutch huis, Icelandic hús, Faroese hús, Danish hus, Norwegian hus, Swedish hus, English house. Doublet of House.

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