Haus

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See also: haus and häus

English

Etymology

From the German and Jewish surname, from the noun Haus (“house”). Compare Hausmann, House.

Proper noun

Haus (plural Hauses)

  1. A surname

See also

Anagrams

Bavarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs.

Pronunciation

Noun

Haus n (plural Haiser)

  1. house

Derived terms

Central Franconian

Central Franconian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ksh

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /hʌʊ̯s/, /hɔu̯s/

    Noun

    Haus n (plural Haiser, diminutive Haische)

    1. (Moselle Franconian) house

    Descendants

    • Hunsrik: Haus
    • Luxembourgish: Haus

    German

    German Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia de

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    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.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /haʊ̯s/
    • Audio:(file)
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    • Rhymes: -aʊ̯s

    Noun

    Haus n (strong, genitive Hauses, plural Häuser, diminutive Häuschen n or Häuslein n or Häuselein n or Häusle n or Häusel n or Häus'l n or Häusl n or Häusli n or Häuslin n or (rare) Häuselin n or Häuserl n or Hauserl n or (also Ruhrdeutsch) Häusken n or (also Berlinisch) Häuseken n or (esp. 18th ct.) Häusgen n or Häusche 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. home (in various phrases)
      Synonyms: Zuhause, Heimat
      Dann gingen wir nach Hause ― Then we went home.
    3. theatre

    Declension

    Declension of Haus
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein das Haus die Häuser
    genitive eines des Hauses der Häuser
    dative einem dem Haus, Hause1 den Häusern
    accusative ein das Haus die Häuser

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Hyponyms

    Derived terms

    Derived adjectives of Haus
    Derived adverbs of Haus
    Derived nouns from Haus
    Derived verbs from Haus
    Phrases derived from Haus
    Terms derived from Haus or derived from other terms
    Terms derived from Haus or derived from other terms with -in
    Terms not derived from Haus
    German Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia de

    Proper noun

    Haus n (proper noun, genitive Haus' or (with an article) Haus)

    1. A municipality of Styria, Austria

    Further reading

    Hunsrik

    En Haus

    Etymology

      Inherited from Central Franconian Haus, from Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      Haus n (plural Heiser, diminutive Heisje)

      1. house
        Sie wohne in em alte Haus.
        They live in an old house.

      Further reading

      Limburgish

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      From L-vocalization of Hals.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      Haus m (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, German-based spelling, widespread in Southeast Limburgish)

      1. Alternative form of Hals (“neck/throat”)

      Luxembourgish

      Luxembourgish Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia lb

      Etymology

        From Central Franconian Haus, from Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): (predominant)
        • IPA(key): (former dative, now merely a rarer variant)

        Noun

        Haus n (plural Haiser)

        1. house

        Further reading

        • Haus in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

        Pennsylvania German

        Etymology

        From Middle High German and Old High German hūs. Cognate to German Haus.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ˈhaʊ̯s/, /ˈhaːs/

        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.
            (please add an English translation of this quotation)
          • 2011, Peter Fritsch, Pennsylvania Dutch Halloween Scherenschnitte, page 40:
            Des Haus gans voll mit Gschpuckerei
            The house full of spookiness (i.e. it is haunted)

        Declension

        Declension of Haus
        singular plural
        indefinite definite noun definite noun
        nominative en es Haus die Heiser
        accusative en es Haus die Heiser
        dative me em Haus de Heiser

        Rhine Franconian

        Etymology

        From Middle High German and Old High German hūs.

        Noun

        Haus n (plural Haiser or Häuser)

        1. (Palatine, Frankfurt) house

        Usage notes

        • The plural Häuser is Frankfurterisch, the form Haiser is Palatine.

        Derived terms

        Sathmar Swabian

        Etymology

        From Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Cognate to German Haus.

        Noun

        Haus n

        1. house

        References

        • Claus Stephani, Volksgut der Sathmarschwaben (1985)

        Swabian

        Etymology

        From Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Cognate to German Haus.

        Noun

        Haus n

        1. house

        Derived terms

        Wikious
        Boobota
        Sagapedia