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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Gasthaus.
Proper noun
Gasthaus (plural Gasthauses)
- A surname from German.
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from German Gasthaus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gasthaus m or f
- (very rare) a surname from German, equivalent to English Gasthaus
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German gasthūs, from Old High German gasthūs, from Proto-West Germanic *gastahūs, from Proto-Germanic *gastahūsą, equivalent to Gast (“guest”) + Haus (“house”). Compare Gästehaus.
Pronunciation
Noun
Gasthaus n (strong, genitive Gasthauses, plural Gasthäuser)
- restaurant, inn, guesthouse
- Synonyms: Gasthof, Gaststätte, Gaststube, Lokal, Wirtshaus
1896, Theodor Fontane, chapter 24, in Effi Briest, Berlin: F. Fontane & Co.:Mit Beginn der nächsten Woche brach man denn auch wirklich auf, und am selben Abend noch war man in Saßnitz. Über dem Gasthaus stand »Hotel Fahrenheit«. […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Further reading
- “Gasthaus” in Duden online
- “Gasthaus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache