German

edit

Etymology

edit

From Middle High German hūshalten, equivalent to Haus (house) +‎ halten (to hold). Possibly derived from Haushalt, though this noun is attested slightly later.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ˈhaʊ̯sˌhaltən/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

edit

haushalten (weak or class 7 strong, third-person singular present haushaltet or (rare) hält haus, past tense haushaltete or (rare) hielt haus, past participle gehaushaltet or hausgehalten, auxiliary haben)

  1. to have or run a household
  2. to be economical or thrifty [with mit ‘with something’]

Usage notes

edit
  • The verb is generally weak inseparable. The strong separable forms are very rare except for the past participle hausgehalten and the zu-infinitive hauszuhalten, which are somewhat common (though rarer than gehaushaltet, zu haushalten).

Conjugation

edit

Derived terms

edit
edit