Rathaus

German

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Etymology

Rat (“council”) +‎ Haus (“house”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈʁaːthaʊ̯s]

Noun

Rathaus n (genitive Rathauses, plural Rathäuser)

1. the house in which the city council meets; city hall, town hall

Declension

declension of Rathaus

	singular			plural
n gender	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Rathaus	die	Rathäuser
genitive	eines	des	Rathauses	der	Rathäuser
dative	einem	dem	Rathaus, Rathause (archaic)	den	Rathäusern
accusative	ein	das	Rathaus	die	Rathäuser

Descendants

• Polish: ratusz
• Russian: ратуша
• Swedish rådhus