huus
See also: hus, Huus, hús, Hüüs, and Húus
Dutch Low Saxon
Alternative forms
- hoes (Achterhoeks, Drents, Gronings, Sallands, Twents)
Etymology
From Middle Low German hûs, from Old Saxon hūs.
Noun
huus n
- house
Usage notes
- This form is used in Achterhoeks, Drents, Gronings, Sallands, Stellingwerfs, Twents, and Veluws, though some of those dialects also use other forms.
See also
- German Low German: Huus
- Plautdietsch: Hus (plural Hiesa); (Chortitza dialect:) Hüüs (Hüs)
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch hūs, Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą.
Noun
huus n
- house
- castle
- court, place where a formal gathering is held
Inflection
Declension of huus
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | huus | huse |
| accusative | huus | huse |
| genitive | huses | [Term?] |
| dative | huse | husen |
Descendants
- Dutch: huis
- Afrikaans: huis
- Javindo: guis, huis, geis, heis
- Jersey Dutch: häus
- Negerhollands: hoes, hus, huus
- → Virgin Islands Creole: hus (dated)
- Petjo: heis
- Skepi Creole Dutch: huis, hoose
- Limburgish: hoes
Further reading
- “huus (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “huus (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
huus n
- obsolete typography of hus (“house”)
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse húsa, from Proto-Germanic *hūsōną.
Verb
huus (preterite husä)
- To build a house.
- To house.
References
- http://runeberg.org/dialektl/0298.html