hausen

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See also: Hausen, -hausen, and hāu-seⁿ

English

Etymology

From German Hausen.

Noun

hausen (plural hausens)

  1. European sturgeon (Huso huso)

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hūsen, from Old High German hūsōn, from Proto-Germanic *hūsōną. Cognate with German Low German husen, Dutch huizen, English house, Faroese húsa.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: hau‧sen

Verb

hausen (weak, third-person singular present haust, past tense hauste, past participle gehaust, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial, humorous or derogatory) to dwell, to reside (under poor or makeshift conditions)
    Er haust in einem alten Zelt.
    He lives in an old tent.
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) to rage, to rampage

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Further reading

  • hausen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • hausen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • hausen” in Duden online
  • hausen” in OpenThesaurus.de