-husen

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German -hûsen. Placenames with this suffix were generally standardized with the High German equivalent -hausen. Unadapted forms survive mainly, albeit not exclusively, in two regions which adopted written High German comparatively late: Schleswig-Holstein (where -husen is predominant) and Ostfriesland (where both forms appear alongside).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhuːzən/, /ˌhuːzən/

Suffix

-husen

1. (parts of Northern Germany) Alternative form of -hausen (placename suffix)

Derived terms

• Bergenhusen
• Böhnhusen
• Dumhusen
• Dyksterhusen
• Elsperhusen
• Folmhusen
• Hitzhusen
• Holthusen
• Kellinghusen
• Moorhusen
• Veenhusen
• Vierhusen
• Zennhusen