Unterhaus
German
Etymology
unter + Haus
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʊntɐˌhaʊ̯s/
- Hyphenation: Un‧ter‧haus
Audio (file)
Noun
Unterhaus n (strong, genitive Unterhauses, plural Unterhäuser)
- (politics) lower house, second chamber (e.g. the UK House of Commons, the US House of Representatives etc.)
- Synonym: zweite Kammer
- (sports, humorous) second tier, the second highest league
Usage notes
- The German Bundesrat is not considered a parliamentary chamber. The Austrian Bundesrat is considered a second chamber, but the term Unterhaus is unusual. The Swiss Nationalrat is occasionally called Unterhaus.
Declension
Declension of Unterhaus [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Unterhaus | die | Unterhäuser |
| genitive | eines | des | Unterhauses | der | Unterhäuser |
| dative | einem | dem | Unterhaus, Unterhause1 | den | Unterhäusern |
| accusative | ein | das | Unterhaus | die | Unterhäuser |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Antonyms
- Oberhaus
Further reading
- “Unterhaus” in Duden online