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Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German hūs , hous , from Old High German hūs , from Proto-Germanic *hūsą . Cognate with German Haus , German Low German Huus , Dutch huis , English house , Icelandic hús .
Noun
hus n
( Gressoney ) house
See also
References
Champenois
Etymology
Inherited from Old French huis , from Latin ostium .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /y/
Noun
hus m (plural hus )
( Troyen, Rémois, Langrois ) door
References
Daunay, Jean (1998 ) Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne) (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
Baudoin, Alphonse (1885 ) Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux (in French), Troyes
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *hʉd , from Proto-Celtic *soitos , from Proto-Indo-European *seyt- .
Noun
hus m (plural husow )
magic
enchantment , spell , charm
Derived terms
Crimean Gothic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hūsą . Akin to English house , German Haus , German Low German Huus , Dutch huis , Swedish hus , Icelandic hús .
Pronunciation
Krause & Slocum argue that the h was silent.[ 1]
Noun
hus
house , home
References
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
hus
genitive plural of husa
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish hus , from Old Norse hús , from Proto-Germanic *hūsą ( “ house ” ) . Doublet of house .
Pronunciation
Noun
hus n (singular definite huset , plural indefinite huse )
house
building
block of flats , cottage
shell
Declension
Derived terms
See also
Verb
hus
imperative of huse
Further reading
Finnish
Etymology
Related to Karelian huš . Probably also somehow akin to Germanic words (all dialectal): Swedish huss , German huss , English huss .
Pronunciation
Interjection
hus
shoo !
Further reading
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
hus
Alternative form of hous
Etymology 2
Determiner
hus
Alternative form of his ( “ his ” )
Pronoun
hus
Alternative form of his ( “ his ” )
Etymology 3
Pronoun
hus
Alternative form of us
Middle High German
Etymology
From Old High German hūs , from Proto-West Germanic *hūs , from Proto-Germanic *hūsą , possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : ( before 13th CE ) /ˈhuːs̠/
Noun
hūs n
house
Declension
Declension of hūs (neuter, class 1 strong )
Descendants
Alemannic German: Hus , Huus
Bavarian: Haus
Central Franconian: Haus ( Moselle Franconian )
Central Franconian: Huus ( Ripuarian )
German: Haus
Rhine Franconian:
Pennsylvania German: Haus
Vilamovian: haojs
Yiddish: הויז ( hoyz )
References
^ Besse, Maria. 2004. Britter Wörterbuch . Losheim am See: Verein für Heimatkunde.
^ “„Huus“, Online-Wörterbuch der Akademie för uns kölsche Sproch .”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name) , 2019 July 12 (last accessed), archived from the original on 12 July 2019
Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863 ) “HÛS ”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke , Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
"hūs " in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)
Norman
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Noun
hus m (plural hus )
( Guernsey ) door
2006 , Marie de Garis, “Enne p'tite ôlure”, in P'tites Lures Guernésiaises , Cromwell Press, published 2006 , page 24 :Ils aeurent aën chocque à quànd al'ouvrissi l’hus , dja, la breune avait épaissi tànt qué nous n'pouvait pas quâsi veis sa môin au d'vànt d'sé. They had a shock when they opened the door though; the fog had thickened so much that they could hardly see their hands in front of them.
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hús ( “ house ” ) , from Proto-Germanic *hūsą ( “ house ” ) , possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewHs- , from *(s)kewH- ( “ cover, hide ” ) . Doublet of house .
Noun
hus n (definite singular huset , indefinite plural hus , definite plural husa or husene )
a house
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
hus
imperative of huse
Further reading
“hus” in The Bokmål Dictionary .
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse hús , from Proto-Germanic *hūsą ( “ house ” ) of unknown origin. Akin to English house . Doublet of house .
Pronunciation
Noun
hus n (definite singular huset , indefinite plural hus , definite plural husa )
a house
( in compound ) a small container for an item, a liquid or a powder (e.g. sunglasses, seeds or ink)
Derived terms
Further reading
“hus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
Old Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse hús , from Proto-Germanic *hūsą .
Noun
hus n
house
1241 , “Of ransaknæs i hws oc bondæn ær æi hemmæ ”, in Code of Jutland , book 2, chapter 99:Of man ransaknæs i bondæns hws oc ær han æi sialf hemmæ. If the farmer's house is searched and he is not at home himself.
Descendants
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hūs .
Noun
hūs n
house
Quotations
That hus ne bith bi themo thorpe ofto thero aa. That is umbi themo berge The house is neither near the town nor the river. It is around the mountain.
Thia husa thie thiu manna haddon hiera gimakot ne sin met stenon gimakot, aver met holte The houses that the men have build are not made with stones, but with wood.
Inflection
Declension of hūs (neuter a-stem noun)
case
singular
plural
nominative
hūs
hūs
accusative
hūs
hūs
genitive
hūses
hūso
dative
hūse
hūson
Descendants
Further reading
“hūs ”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek , 2012
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hūsą . Cognate with Old Frisian hūs , Old Saxon hūs , Old Dutch hūs , Old High German hūs and Old Norse hús .
Pronunciation
Noun
hūs n
house
c. 990 , Wessex Gospels , Mark 2:10-11
Hē cwæð tō þām laman, þē iċ seċġe, arīs, nim ðīn bed, and gā tō þīnum hūse . He said to the lame man, "I say to you, arise, take your bed, and go to your house ."
Declension
Strong a -stem:
Derived terms
Descendants
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hūs , from Proto-Germanic *hūsą .
Noun
hūs n
house
Declension
Descendants
North Frisian:
Föhr-Amrum, Mooring: hüs
Saterland Frisian: Húus , Huus
West Frisian: hûs
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hūs , from Proto-Germanic *hūsą , whence also Old Saxon hūs , Old Dutch hūs , Old Frisian hūs , and Old English hūs , Old Norse hús .
Noun
hūs n
house
Declension
Declension of hūs (neuter a-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
Middle High German: hūs , hous Alemannic German: Hus , Huus Bavarian: Haus Central Franconian: Haus ( Moselle Franconian ) Central Franconian: Huus ( Ripuarian ) German: Haus Rhine Franconian:Pennsylvania German: Haus Vilamovian: haojs Yiddish: הויז ( hoyz )
References
^ Besse, Maria. 2004. Britter Wörterbuch . Losheim am See: Verein für Heimatkunde.
^ “„Huus“, Online-Wörterbuch der Akademie för uns kölsche Sproch .”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name) , 2019 July 12 (last accessed), archived from the original on 12 July 2019
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hūs , from Proto-Germanic *hūsą , whence also Old Frisian hūs , Old English hūs , Old Dutch hūs , and Old High German hūs , Old Norse hús .
Noun
hūs n
house
Declension
Declension of hūs (neuter a-stem)
Descendants
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse hús , from Proto-Germanic *hūsą ( “ house ” ) .
Noun
hūs n
house
Declension
Declension of hūs (strong a -stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gǫ̑sь , from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns .
Pronunciation
Noun
hus f (relational adjective husí )
goose
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
“hus ”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science ] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk , 2003–2024
Swedish
ett hus
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish hūs , from Old Norse hús , from Proto-Germanic *hūsą ( “ house ” ) .
Noun
hus n
a house
Conny bor i ett hus Conny lives in a house
Jag gick in i huset I went into the house
a house (restaurant, casino, theater, etc. – place of public accommodation or entertainment)
Huset bjuderIt's on the house
Det var fullt hus på premiären There was a full house at the premiere
( politics ) a house
husets talmanthe speaker of the house (of representatives)
a house ((royal) family)
Huset Bernadotte har regerat Sverige sedan 1818The house of Bernadotte has ruled Sweden since 1818
( archaic ) a castle (several Swedish castles have "hus" in their name)
( astrology ) a house (section of the zodiac )
( uncommon ) a housing
Skruva loss huset och kolla åt vilket håll termostaten sitter Unscrew the housing and check which way the thermostat is facing
Declension
Synonyms
Hyponyms
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
From the genus name, New Latin huso ( “ sturgeon ” ) .
Noun
hus c
beluga (Huso huso )
Declension
References
Anagrams
Unami
Etymology
From Dutch.
Noun
hus anim (plural husàk )
bucket
Upper Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *gǫ̑sь
Pronunciation
Noun
hus f
goose
Further reading