Waisenhaus

German

Etymology

From Waise (“orphan”) +‎ Haus (“house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪ̯zn̩ˌhaʊ̯s/

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• Hyphenation: Wai‧sen‧haus

Noun

Waisenhaus n (strong, genitive Waisenhauses, plural Waisenhäuser)

1. orphanage

Declension

Declension of Waisenhaus [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Waisenhaus	die	Waisenhäuser
genitive	eines	des	Waisenhauses	der	Waisenhäuser
dative	einem	dem	Waisenhaus, Waisenhause1	den	Waisenhäusern
accusative	ein	das	Waisenhaus	die	Waisenhäuser

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Waisenhaus” in Duden online