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underhus

Danish

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Etymology

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

Noun

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underhus n (singular definite underhuset, plural indefinite underhuse)

  1. (obsolete) the lowest part of a house or building
  2. (government) lower house
    Antonym: overhus
    Coordinate terms: førstekammer, andetkammer

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Declension of underhus
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative underhus underhuset underhuse underhusene
genitive overhus' underhusets underhuses underhusenes

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From under- +‎ hus, after English lower house.

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underhus n (definite singular underhuset, indefinite plural underhus, definite plural underhusa or underhusene)

  1. (government) lower house

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From under- +‎ hus, after English lower house.

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underhus n (definite singular underhuset, indefinite plural underhus, definite plural underhusa)

  1. (government) lower house

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From under- +‎ hus, after English lower house.

Noun

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underhus n

  1. (government) lower house

Declension

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Declension of underhus
nominative genitive
singular indefinite underhus underhus
definite underhuset underhusets
plural indefinite underhus underhus
definite underhusen underhusens

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