hausen

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See also: Hausen, -hausen, and hāu-seⁿ

English

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Etymology

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From German Hausen.

Noun

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hausen (plural hausens)

  1. European sturgeon (Huso huso)

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German hūsen, from Old High German hūsōn, from Proto-Germanic *hūsōną. Cognate with German Low German husen, Dutch huizen, English house, Faroese húsa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈhaʊ̯zn̩], [ˈhaʊ̯zən]
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  • Hyphenation: hau‧sen

Verb

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hausen (weak, third-person singular present haust, past tense hauste, past participle gehaust, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial, humorous or derogatory) to dwell, to reside (under poor or makeshift conditions)
    Er haust in einem alten Zelt.
    He lives in an old tent.
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) to rage, to rampage

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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Further reading

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  • hausen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • hausen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • hausen” in Duden online
  • hausen” in OpenThesaurus.de