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hus

See also: hús, Hus, hűs, hûs, Hüs, hüs, hus', and huş

Alemannic German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German hūs, hous, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Cognate with German Haus, German Low German Huus, Dutch huis, English house, Icelandic hús.

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hus n

  1. (Gressoney) house

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Crimean Gothic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Akin to English house, German Haus, German Low German Huus, Dutch huis, Swedish hus, Icelandic hús.

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Krause & Slocum argue that the h was silent.[1]

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hus

  1. house, home

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  1. ^ https://lrc.la.utexas.edu/eieol/gotol/100#grammar_718

Czech

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hus

  1. genitive plural of husa

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish hus, from Old Norse hús, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą (“house”). Doublet of house.

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Noun

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hus n (singular definite huset, plural indefinite huse)

  1. house
  2. building
  3. block of flats, cottage
  4. shell

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Declension of hus
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hus huset huse husene
genitive hus' husets huses husenes

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Verb

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hus

  1. imperative of huse

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Related to Karelian huš. Probably also somehow akin to Germanic words (all dialectal): Swedish huss, German huss, English huss.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhus/, [ˈhus̠]
  • Rhymes: -us
  • Syllabification(key): hus

Interjection

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hus

  1. shoo!

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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hus

  1. Alternative form of hous

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Determiner

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hus

  1. Alternative form of his (“his”)

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hus

  1. Alternative form of his (“his”)

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Pronoun

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hus

  1. Alternative form of us

Norman

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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hus m (plural hus)

  1. (Guernsey) door
    • 2006, Marie de Garis, “Enne p'tite ôlure”, in P'tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press, published 2006, page 24:
      Ils aeurent aën chocque à quànd al'ouvrissi l’hus, dja, la breune avait épaissi tànt qué nous n'pouvait pas quâsi veis sa môin au d'vànt d'sé.
      They had a shock when they opened the door though; the fog had thickened so much that they could hardly see their hands in front of them.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse hús (“house”), from Proto-Germanic *hūsą (“house”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewHs-, from *(s)kewH- (“cover, hide”). Doublet of house.

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hus n (definite singular huset, indefinite plural hus, definite plural husa or husene)

  1. a house
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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hus

  1. imperative of huse

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

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From Old Norse hús, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą (“house”) of unknown origin. Akin to English house. Doublet of house.

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hus n (definite singular huset, indefinite plural hus, definite plural husa)

  1. a house

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Old Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hús, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą.

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hus n

  1. house

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  • Danish: hus

Old Dutch

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *hūs.

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hūs n

  1. house

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  1. That hus ne bith bi themo thorpe ofto thero aa. That is umbi themo berge
    The house is neither near the town nor the river. It is around the mountain.
    Thia husa thie thiu manna haddon hiera gimakot ne sin met stenon gimakot, aver met holte
    The houses that the men have build are not made with stones, but with wood.

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Further reading

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  • “hūs”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

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Etymology

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    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-?
    Proto-Indo-European *-s?
    Proto-Germanic *hūsą
    Proto-West Germanic *hūs
    Old English hus

    From Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Cognate with Old Frisian hūs, Old Saxon hūs, Old Dutch hūs, Old High German hūs and Old Norse hús.

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    hūs n

    1. house

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    Declension of hus (strong a-stem)
    Case Singular Plural
    nominative hūs hūs
    accusative hūs hūs
    genitive hūses hūsa
    dative hūse hūsum

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    Old Frisian

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą.

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    hūs n

    1. house

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    Declension of hūs (neuter a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative hūs hūs
    genitive hūses hūsa
    dative hūse hūsum, hūsem
    accusative hūs hūs

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    • North Frisian:
      Föhr-Amrum, Mooring: hüs
    • Saterland Frisian: Húus, Huus
    • West Frisian: hûs

    Old High German

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą, whence also Old Saxon hūs, Old Dutch hūs, Old Frisian hūs, and Old English hūs, Old Norse hús.

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    hūs n

    1. house

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    Declension of hūs (neuter a-stem)
    case singular plural
    nominative hūs hūs
    accusative hūs hūs
    genitive hūses hūso
    dative hūse hūsum
    instrumental hūsu —

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    References

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    1. ^ Besse, Maria. 2004. Britter Wörterbuch. Losheim am See: Verein für Heimatkunde.
    2. ^ “„Huus“, Online-Wörterbuch der Akademie för uns kölsche Sproch.”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1], 2019 July 12 (last accessed), archived from the original on 12 July 2019

    Old Saxon

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą, whence also Old Frisian hūs, Old English hūs, Old Dutch hūs, and Old High German hūs, Old Norse hús.

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    hūs n

    1. house

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    Declension of hūs (neuter a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative hūs hūs
    accusative hūs hūs
    genitive hūses hūsō
    dative hūse hūsun
    instrumental — —


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    Old Swedish

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    Etymology

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    From Old Norse hús, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą (“house”).

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    hūs n

    1. house

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      Declension of hus (strong a-stem)
    neuter singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative hūs hūsit hūs hūsin
    accusative hūs hūsit hūs hūsin
    dative hūsi, hūse hūsinu, hūseno hūsum, hūsom hūsumin, hūsomen
    genitive hūss hūssins hūsa hūsanna

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    Slovak

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gǫ̑sь, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.

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    hus f (genitive singular husi, nominative plural husi, genitive plural husí, declension pattern of kosť)

    1. goose

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    Declension of hus
    singular plural
    nominative hus husi
    genitive husi husí
    dative husi husiam
    accusative hus husi
    locative husi husiach
    instrumental husou husami

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    • “hus”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

    Swedish

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    • IPA(key): /hʉːs/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ʉːs

    Etymology 1

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    From Old Swedish hūs, from Old Norse hús, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą (“house”).

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    hus n

    1. a house; a building where people live or work
      ett prydligt, med vackra portaler utsiradt hus
      a neat building decorated with beautiful portals
    2. (archaic) a castle; several Swedish castles carry "hus" in their name
    3. a house, a home, a household
    4. a house, a (royal) family
      Huset Bernadotte har regerat Sverige sedan 1818
      The house of Bernadotte has ruled Sweden since 1818
    5. a house, a firm, a company, an institution, a restaurant, a place, a theatre, a chamber of parliament; even when it is not a building of its own
      huset bjuder
      it's on the house
      det var fullt hus på premiären
      the opening night was sold out
      Var håller du hus?
      Where are you?
      husets talman
      speaker of the house (of representatives)
    6. (astrology) a house, a section of the zodiac
    7. a case, a cover, a box, a housing, a casing
      skruva loss huset och kolla åt vilket håll termostaten sitter
      unscrew and remove the casing to find out which way the thermostat is oriented
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    Declension of hus 
    Singular Plural
    Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
    Nominative hus huset hus husen
    Genitive hus husets hus husens
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    Etymology 2

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    From the genus name, New Latin huso (“sturgeon”).

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    hus c

    1. beluga (Huso huso)
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    Declension of hus 
    Singular Plural
    Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
    Nominative hus husen husar husarna
    Genitive hus husens husars husarnas

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    Unami

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    From Dutch.

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    hus anim (plural husàk)

    1. bucket

    Upper Sorbian

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Slavic *gǫ̑sь

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    hus f

    1. goose

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    • “hus” in Soblex
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