Waisenhaus

German edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪ̯zn̩ˌhaʊ̯s/
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Hyphenation: Wai‧sen‧haus

Noun edit

Waisenhaus n (strong, genitive Waisenhauses, plural Waisenhäuser)

orphanage

Declension edit

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 edit

“Waisenhaus” in Duden online

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