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English
Noun
huis
- plural of hui
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch huis, from Middle Dutch huus, from Old Dutch hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą.
Pronunciation
Noun
huis (plural huise, diminutive huisie)
- A house, residence.
Derived terms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch huus, from Old Dutch hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Doublet of house and osso.
Noun
huis n (plural huizen, diminutive huisje n)
- a house, home; residence
- Synonym: woning
Ik woon in een klein huis aan de rand van de stad.- I live in a small house on the outskirts of the city.
We gaan dit weekend naar het huis van mijn ouders.- We are going to my parents' home this weekend.
Ze hebben een mooi nieuw huis gekocht in de buurt.- They bought a beautiful new residence in the neighborhood.
- an adjoining building with a separate function
- a genealogical house, such as a dynasty
De Oranjes zijn een belangrijk koninklijk huis in Nederland.- The House of Orange is an important royal dynasty in the Netherlands.
Het koninklijk huis wordt vertegenwoordigd door de koning en koningin.- The royal house is represented by the king and queen.
- a house or chamber in a lesgislative assembly
Het wetsvoorstel werd besproken en goedgekeurd in de Tweede Kamer van het huis.- The bill was discussed and approved in the Second Chamber of the legislative assembly.
Het debat in het huis duurde de hele dag en leidde tot een beslissing.- The debate in the house lasted all day and resulted in a decision.
- a housing structure, casing
De telefoon is voorzien van een stevige aluminium huis voor bescherming.- The phone is equipped with a sturdy aluminum casing for protection.
De computer wordt geleverd met een kunststof huisje voor de componenten.- The computer comes with a plastic housing for the components.
Usage notes
Case forms of this noun remain in, albeit very limited, use:
- The definite genitive des huizes to mean “of the family, household”, e.g. de dame des huizes (“the lady of the house”), een vriend des huizes (“a friend of the family”).
- The dative huize in prepositional expressions used chiefly referring to large manors or jokingly, e.g. in huize Mulder (“at the Mulders’ house”). It is also used in a formal manner in the fixed expression ten huize van (“at the house of”) and van goeden huize.
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
huis
- inflection of huizen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French huis m, from Latin ostium n. Compare Walloon ouxh m.
Pronunciation
Noun
huis m (plural huis)
- (obsolete except in the fixed expression below) a door, access
Derived terms
Further reading
Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
huis m
- Obsolete spelling of hois.: h-prothesized form of uis
Interjection
huis!
- Obsolete spelling of hois.
Old French
Etymology
Inherited from Latin ostium n.
Noun
huis oblique singular, m (oblique plural huis, nominative singular huis, nominative plural huis)
- An external door.
Descendants
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (huis)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈw̝is/
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: huis
Verb
huis
- inflection of huir:
- second-person singular voseo present indicative
- second-person plural present indicative