beenderhuis

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of beender (“bone”) +‎ huis (“house”). Compare German Beinhaus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːn.dərˌɦœy̯s/
  • Hyphenation: been‧der‧huis

Noun[edit]

beenderhuis n (plural beenderhuizen, diminutive beenderhuisje n)

  1. bonehouse (often at a graveyard), charnel house (building for the storage of exhumed bones)
    Synonym: knekelhuis
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