Backhaus

German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German backhūs, from Old High German bachūs; equivalent to backen (“bake”) +‎ Haus (“house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbakˌhaʊ̯s/

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• Hyphenation: Back‧haus

Noun

Backhaus n (strong, genitive Backhauses, plural Backhäuser, diminutive Backhäuschen n)

1. bakehouse

   Synonym: Bäckerei

Declension

Declension of Backhaus [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Backhaus	die	Backhäuser
genitive	eines	des	Backhauses	der	Backhäuser
dative	einem	dem	Backhaus, Backhause1	den	Backhäusern
accusative	ein	das	Backhaus	die	Backhäuser

¹Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

• → Kashubian: bakùz

References

• “Backhaus” in Duden online
• “Backhaus” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Backhaus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Backhaus” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.