See also: Hausen, -hausen, and hāu-seⁿ

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German Hausen

Noun edit

hausen (plural hausens)

  1. European sturgeon (Huso huso)

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German hūsen, from Old High German hūsōn, from Proto-Germanic *hūsōną. Cognate with German Low German husen, Dutch huizen, English house, Faroese húsa.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈhaʊ̯zn̩], [ˈhaʊ̯zən]
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  • Hyphenation: hau‧sen

Verb edit

hausen (weak, third-person singular present haust, past tense hauste, past participle gehaust, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial, humorous or derogatory) to dwell, to reside (under poor or makeshift conditions)
    Er haust in einem alten Zelt.
    He lives in an old tent.
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) to rage, to rampage

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Further reading edit

  • hausen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • hausen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • hausen” in Duden online
  • hausen” in OpenThesaurus.de