huis

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English

Noun

huis

  1. plural of hui

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

  • hys (Cape Afrikaans)

Etymology

From Dutch huis, from Middle Dutch huus, from Old Dutch hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦœis/,
  • (file)

Noun

huis (plural huise, diminutive huisie)

  1. 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)

  1. 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.
  2. An adjoining building with a separate function.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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
general
phrases
domestic, habitation
genealogical and dynastic
toponyms
legislative chamber
Related terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: huis
  • Javindo: guis, huis, geis, heis
  • Jersey Dutch: häus
  • Negerhollands: hoes, hus, huus
    • Virgin Islands Creole: hus (dated)
  • Petjo: heis
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: huis, hoose

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

huis

  1. inflection of huizen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French huis, uis, from Latin ostium. Compare Walloon ouxh.

Pronunciation

Noun

huis m (plural huis)

  1. (obsolete except in the fixed expression below) a door, access

Derived terms

Further reading

Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

huis m

  1. Obsolete spelling of hois: h-prothesized form of uis

Interjection

huis!

  1. Obsolete spelling of hois

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin ostium.

Noun

huis oblique singularm (oblique plural huis, nominative singular huis, nominative plural huis)

  1. 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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈw̝is/
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: huis

Verb

huis

  1. inflection of huir:
    1. second-person singular voseo present indicative
    2. second-person plural present indicative