huishouden
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom huis (“house, home”) + houden (“to keep, maintain”).
Verb
edithuishouden (intransitive)
- to do housekeeping; keep house
- (derogatory) to ravage, make a shambles
Conjugation
editConjugation of huishouden (strong class 7, slightly irregular, separable) | ||||
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infinitive | huishouden | |||
past singular | hield huis | |||
past participle | huisgehouden | |||
infinitive | huishouden | |||
gerund | huishouden n | |||
main clause | subordinate clause | |||
present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
1st person singular | hou huis, houd huis | hield huis | huishou, huishoud | huishield |
2nd person sing. (jij) | houdt huis, hou huis2, houd huis2 | hield huis | huishoudt | huishield |
2nd person sing. (u) | houdt huis | hield huis | huishoudt | huishield |
2nd person sing. (gij) | houdt huis | hieldt huis | huishoudt | huishieldt |
3rd person singular | houdt huis | hield huis | huishoudt | huishield |
plural | houden huis | hielden huis | huishouden | huishielden |
subjunctive sing.1 | houde huis | hielde huis | huishoude | huishielde |
subjunctive plur.1 | houden huis | hielden huis | huishouden | huishielden |
imperative sing. | hou huis, houd huis | |||
imperative plur.1 | houdt huis | |||
participles | huishoudend | huisgehouden | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editAlteration (influenced by the verb at Etymology 1) of earlier huishoud, from Middle Dutch huushout. Cognate with English household, German Haushalt.
Alternative forms
editNoun
edithuishouden n (plural huishoudens, diminutive huishoudentje n)
- the housekeeping
- Synonym: huishouding
- a household, domestic unit of cohabitating people
- Synonym: huishouding
Derived terms
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editDescendants
edit- Negerhollands: hou hus
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