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West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą.
Pronunciation
Noun
hûs n (plural huzen or hûzen, diminutive húske or hûske)
- house
Usage notes
When used as the first element of compounds, the vowel ú appears rather than û.
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “hûs”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011