benedenhuis
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of beneden + huis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈneː.də(n)ˌɦœy̯s/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: be‧ne‧den‧huis
Noun
benedenhuis n (plural benedenhuizen, diminutive benedenhuisje n)
- the downstairs or lower portion of a house, sometimes a residence separate (i.e. with separate inhabitants) from the upstairs or upper portion.
Antonyms
- bovenhuis
Further reading
- Matthias de Vries; Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864), “benedenhuis”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001