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huis.

a door, access

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɥi/
  1. a door, access

    invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French huis m, from Latin ostium n. Compare Walloon ouxh m. The h was added to avoid confusion with vis, as u and v were historically interchangeable. (Compare huile, huit, huître for use of unetymological h.)

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