Tollhaus

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German

Etymology

toll +‎ Haus

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔlˌhaʊ̯s/
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Noun

Tollhaus n (strong, genitive Tollhauses, plural Tollhäuser)

  1. (historical) lunatic asylum
    Synonym: Irrenhaus
    • 1827, Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs]‎, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
      Und Fratzenbilder nur und sieche Schatten / Seh ich auf dieser Erde, und ich weiß nicht, / Ist sie ein Tollhaus oder Krankenhaus.
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  2. (figurative) madhouse, bear pit

Declension

Declension of Tollhaus
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Tollhaus die Tollhäuser
genitive eines des Tollhauses der Tollhäuser
dative einem dem Tollhaus, Tollhause1 den Tollhäusern
accusative ein das Tollhaus die Tollhäuser

1Now rare, see notes.

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Further reading

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