Haushalt

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Etymology

Cognate with English household, Middle Low German hūsholt, Dutch huishouden (earlier huishold). By surface analysis, Haus (“house”) +‎ halten (“to hold”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaʊ̯shalt/
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  • Hyphenation: Haus‧halt

Noun

Haushalt m (strong, genitive Haushaltes or Haushalts, plural Haushalte)

  1. household (collectively, all the persons who live in a given home)
    Synonyms: Hausgemeinschaft, Hausstand, Familie
    Eine moderne Windkraftanlage mit 3 MW Leistung erzeugt soviel Strom, wie 2.000 Haushalte benötigen.
    A modern 3 MW wind turbine generates as much electricity as 2.000 households require.
  2. (finance, politics) budget (itemized summary of intended expenditure and expected revenue)
    Synonyms: Budget, Etat
    Die Haushalte des Bundes und der Länder sind nicht ausgeglichen.
    The federal and the state budgets are not balanced.
  3. housework (domestic chores)
    Synonym: Hausarbeit
    Meine Frau und ich machen den Haushalt zusammen.
    My wife and I do the housework together.
  4. (biology) balance (between the production and consumption of a biochemical)
    Energiehaushalt ― energy balance
    Insulinhaushalt ― insulin balance
    Kohlenhydrathaushalt ― carbohydrate balance, carbohydrate metabolism

Declension

Declension of Haushalt
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Haushalt die Haushalte
genitive eines des Haushaltes, Haushalts der Haushalte
dative einem dem Haushalt, Haushalte1 den Haushalten
accusative einen den Haushalt die Haushalte

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Haushalt” in Duden online
  • “Haushalt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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