underhus
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Danish
Etymology
From under- + hus, from Old Norse undirhús. The governmental sense is a Calque of English upper house.
Noun
underhus n (singular definite underhuset, plural indefinite underhuse)
- (obsolete) the lowest part of a house or building
- (government) lower house
- Antonym: overhus
- Coordinate terms: førstekammer, andetkammer
Declension
| neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | underhus | underhuset | underhuse | underhusene |
| genitive | overhus' | underhusets | underhuses | underhusenes |
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From under- + hus, after English lower house.
Noun
underhus n (definite singular underhuset, indefinite plural underhus, definite plural underhusa or underhusene)
Synonyms
Coordinate terms
References
- “underhus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “underhus” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From under- + hus, after English lower house.
Noun
underhus n (definite singular underhuset, indefinite plural underhus, definite plural underhusa)
Synonyms
Coordinate terms
References
- “underhus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From under- + hus, after English lower house.
Noun
underhus n
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | underhus | underhus |
| definite | underhuset | underhusets | |
| plural | indefinite | underhus | underhus |
| definite | underhusen | underhusens |