Hausverstand

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German

Etymology

Haus (“house”) +‎ Verstand (“reason, mind”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaʊ̯sfɛɐ̯ˌʃtant/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑɔ̯sfɛɐ̯ˌʃtant/ (Austria)
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  • Hyphenation: Haus‧ver‧stand

Noun

Hausverstand m (strong, genitive Hausverstandes or Hausverstands, no plural)

  1. (Austria) common sense
    Synonym: gesunder Menschenverstand

Declension

Declension of Hausverstand
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Hausverstand
genitive eines des Hausverstandes, Hausverstands
dative einem dem Hausverstand, Hausverstande1
accusative einen den Hausverstand

1Now rare, see notes.

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