Unterhaus

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German

Etymology

unter +‎ Haus

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊntɐˌhaʊ̯s/
  • Hyphenation: Un‧ter‧haus
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Noun

Unterhaus n (strong, genitive Unterhauses, plural Unterhäuser)

  1. (politics) lower house, second chamber (e.g. the UK House of Commons, the US House of Representatives etc.)
    Synonym: zweite Kammer
  2. (sports, humorous) second tier, the second highest league

Usage notes

  • The German Bundesrat is not considered a parliamentary chamber. The Austrian Bundesrat is considered a second chamber, but the term Unterhaus is unusual. The Swiss Nationalrat is occasionally called Unterhaus.

Declension

Declension of Unterhaus
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Unterhaus die Unterhäuser
genitive eines des Unterhauses der Unterhäuser
dative einem dem Unterhaus, Unterhause1 den Unterhäusern
accusative ein das Unterhaus die Unterhäuser

1Now rare, see notes.

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