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Haus

See also: haus and häus

English

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Etymology

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From the German and Jewish surname, from the noun Haus (“house”). Compare Hausmann, House.

Proper noun

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Haus (plural Hauses)

  1. A surname

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Anagrams

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Bavarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hɒɔ̯s/
  • IPA(key): (Vienna) [hɒːs]
  • IPA(key): (Vienna, plural) [ˈhæːz̥ɐ]

Noun

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Haus n (plural Haiser)

  1. house

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Central Franconian

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Etymology

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    From Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /hʌʊ̯s/, /hɔu̯s/

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    Haus n (plural Haiser, diminutive Haische)

    1. (Moselle Franconian) house

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    • Hunsrik: Haus
    • Luxembourgish: Haus

    German

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    From Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą.

    Cognate with Old Frisian hūs, Low German Hus, Huus, Dutch huis, Icelandic hús, Faroese hús, Danish hus, Norwegian hus, Swedish hus, English house. Doublet of House.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [haʊ̯s]
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    • Rhymes: -aʊ̯s

    Noun

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    Haus n (strong, genitive Hauses, plural Häuser, diminutive Häuschen n or Häuslein n or Häuselein n or Häusle n or Häusel n or Häus'l n or Häusl n or Häusli n or Häuslin n or (rare) Häuselin n or Häuserl n or Hauserl n or (also Ruhrdeutsch) Häusken n or (also Berlinisch) Häuseken n or (esp. 18th ct.) Häusgen n or Häusche n)

    1. house
      In dem Haus haben wir mal gewohnt. ― We used to live in that house.
      Mein Großvater starb in dem Haus, wo ich geboren wurde. ― My grandfather died in the house where I was born.
    2. home (in various phrases)
      Synonyms: Zuhause, Heimat
      Dann gingen wir nach Hause ― Then we went home.
    3. theatre

    Declension

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    Declension of Haus [neuter, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein das Haus die Häuser
    genitive eines des Hauses der Häuser
    dative einem dem Haus, Hause1 den Häusern
    accusative ein das Haus die Häuser

    1Now rare, see notes.

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    Derived terms

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    Derived adjectives of Haus
    Derived adverbs of Haus
    Derived nouns from Haus
    Derived verbs from Haus
    Phrases derived from Haus
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    Terms derived from Haus or derived from other terms
    Terms derived from Haus or derived from other terms with -in
    Terms not derived from Haus
     
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    Proper noun

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    Haus n (proper noun, genitive Haus' or (with an article) Haus)

    1. A municipality of Styria, Austria

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    Hunsrik

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    En Haus

    Etymology

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      Inherited from Central Franconian Haus, from Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-.

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      Haus n (plural Heiser, diminutive Heisje)

      1. house
        Sie wohne in em alte Haus.
        They live in an old house.

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      Limburgish

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      Etymology

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      From L-vocalization of Hals.

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      Haus m (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, German-based spelling, widespread in Southeast Limburgish)

      1. Alternative form of Hals (“neck/throat”)

      Luxembourgish

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      Etymology

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        From Central Franconian Haus, from Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-.

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        • IPA(key): [hæːʊ̯s] (predominant)
        • IPA(key): [hɑʊ̯s] (former dative, now merely a rarer variant)

        Noun

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        Haus n (plural Haiser)

        1. house

        Further reading

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        • Haus in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

        Pennsylvania German

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        Etymology

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        From Middle High German and Old High German hūs. Cognate to German Haus.

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        • IPA(key): /ˈhaʊ̯s/, /ˈhaːs/

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        Haus n (plural Heiser)

        1. house
          • 1907, “Das Schulhaus an der Krick”, in The Pennsylvania-German: A Popular Magazine, page 335:
            Die Bump is juscht drei Schritt vum Haus;
            Dart krigt mer's Wasser frisch heraus.
            (please add an English translation of this quotation)
          • 2011, Peter Fritsch, Pennsylvania Dutch Halloween Scherenschnitte, page 40:
            Des Haus gans voll mit Gschpuckerei
            The house [is] full of spookiness (i.e. it is haunted)

        Rhine Franconian

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        Etymology

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        From Middle High German and Old High German hūs.

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        Haus n (plural Haiser or Häuser)

        1. (Palatine, Frankfurt) house

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        • The plural Häuser is Frankfurterisch, the form Haiser is Palatine.

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        Sathmar Swabian

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        Etymology

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        From Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Cognate to German Haus.

        Noun

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        Haus n

        1. house

        References

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        • Claus Stephani, Volksgut der Sathmarschwaben (1985)

        Swabian

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        Etymology

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        From Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Cognate to German Haus.

        Noun

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        Haus n

        1. house

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