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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of beender (“bone”) + huis (“house”). Compare German Beinhaus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbeːn.dərˌɦœy̯s/
- Hyphenation: been‧der‧huis
Noun
beenderhuis n (plural beenderhuizen, diminutive beenderhuisje n)
- bonehouse (often at a graveyard), charnel house (building for the storage of exhumed bones)
- Synonym: knekelhuis