overhus

Danish

Etymology

From over- +‎ hus, from Old Norse yfirhús. The governmental sense is a Calque of English upper house.

Noun

overhus n (singular definite overhuset, plural indefinite overhuse)

1. (obsolete) the uppermost part of a house or building
2. (government) upper house

   Antonym: underhus

   Coordinate terms: senat, førstekammer, andetkammer

Declension

Declension of overhus

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	overhus	overhuset	overhuse	overhusene
genitive	overhus'	overhusets	overhuses	overhusenes

References

• “overhus” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From over- +‎ hus, after English upper house.

Noun

overhus n (definite singular overhuset, indefinite plural overhus, definite plural overhusa or overhusene)

1. (government) upper house

Synonyms

• førstekammer

Coordinate terms

• annetkammer
• underhus

References

• “overhus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “overhus” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From over- +‎ hus, after English upper house.

Noun

overhus n (definite singular overhuset, indefinite plural overhus, definite plural overhusa)

1. (government) upper house

Synonyms

• førstekammer

Coordinate terms

• andrekammer
• underhus

References

• “overhus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.