hus
/xuːs/
Noun
Etymology & Origins
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der.? Proto-Germanic *hūsą Proto-West Germanic *hūs Old English hus From Proto-West Germanic *hūs. Cognate with Old Frisian hūs, Old Saxon hūs, Old Dutch hūs, Old High German hūs and Old Norse hús.
Definitions
- 1.
house
c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 2:10-11
He said to the lame man, "I say to you, arise, take your bed, and go to your house."
Inflection Table
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom | hūs | hūs |
| Acc | hūs | hūs |
| Gen | hūses | hūsa |
| Dat | hūse | hūsum |
| Inst | — | — |
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