Einfamilienhaus
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German
Etymology
eine (“one”) + Familie (“family”) + -n- + Haus (“house”)
Pronunciation
Noun
Einfamilienhaus n (strong, genitive Einfamilienhauses, plural Einfamilienhäuser)
- family house, family home (house designed to hold a single family)
- Peter besitzt ein Einfamilienhaus.
- Peter owns a family home.
- 1990, “Wahre Liebe”, performed by Die Toten Hosen:
- Wenn er geht, ein Kuss; wenn er kommt, ein Blumenstrauß / Und Traum Nummer Eins: ein Einfamilienhaus
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Einfamilienhaus
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Einfamilienhaus | die | Einfamilienhäuser |
| genitive | eines | des | Einfamilienhauses | der | Einfamilienhäuser |
| dative | einem | dem | Einfamilienhaus, Einfamilienhause1 | den | Einfamilienhäusern |
| accusative | ein | das | Einfamilienhaus | die | Einfamilienhäuser |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
- “Einfamilienhaus” in Duden online