open house

English

Noun

open house (plural open houses)

1. A house habitually kept open to callers.
   • 1839, Samuel Butler, The Hand-Book for Australian Emigrants: Being a Descriptive History of Australia, page 67:

     He keeps a kind of open house for all the respectable young men of the town who are staying in lodgings.

   • 1941, Theodore Roethke, “Open House”, in Open House; republished in The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke, 1975, →ISBN, page 3:

     My secrets cry aloud.
     I have no need for tongue.
     My heart keeps open house,
     My doors are widely swung.

   • 1997, Les K. Wright, The Bear Book: Readings in the History and Evolution of a Gay Male Subculture, page 227:

     The founding secretary and treasurer are a well-known gay couple retired to the arid Mal[l]ee (a kind of small eucalypt tree) country near Swan Reach, about an hour and a half drive from Adelaide, where they keep virtually open house for gay men.

2. An event, often in one's home, at which there are few restrictions regarding who and how many may attend.
   • 2006, Geoff Porter, Little Bites of Australia, page 265:

     Over the year, we had been invited to many people′s homes, enjoying good food and warm hospitality. It had not been possible for us to reciprocate in every case, so we decided to invite everyone to an open house ‘barbie’-cum-buffet in order to say a mass farewell.

   • 2011, Kate Askew, Dot. Bomb Australia: How We Wrangled, Conned and Argie-Bargied Our Way into the New Digital Universe, page 44:

     Visitors to the Wests′ weekend open houses would often include Gore Vidal, David Niven, Vatican power brokers, ex-Queen Frederica of Greece and members of various superrich families, including the Vanderbilts, Guggenheims and von Furstenbergs.

3. An event during which a facility or institution is open to the public for inspection or tour.
4. (chiefly US, Canada, Australia) A period of time, usually several hours in a day, during which a house which is for sale is open for inspection or tour by interested parties.

   We′re holding an open house this weekend at 77 Parkway Road.

   • 2009, Peter Yong Huang, The Australian Dream and $1 Properties, page 133:

     I took my sign out of the boot and put it up that morning, then arranged the advertising and open house viewings as soon as I returned to my office.

   • 2011, Danielle Kennedy, Warren Jamison, How to List and Sell Real Estate, 4th edition, page 155:

     Avoid boredom. Avoid starvation. Why hang around a homeowner′s refrigerator all day while sitting at a deadbeat open house? Do what they have done in Australia for years. Hold multiple open houses in one day.

5. (US, education) A casual school event where the school invites parents or guardians to tour their child's school and meet the teachers.

Synonyms

• (casual event for inspecting facility): open day

Translations

house open to callers

• Finnish: avointen ovien talo
• Italian: porte aperte f, porta aperta f

event at home open to many

• Finnish: avoimet ovet (fi)
• Malay: rumah terbuka

event where a facility or institution is open to the public for inspection or tour

• Dutch: open dag c
• Finnish: avoimet ovet (fi), avointen ovien päivä
• French: journée portes ouvertes (fr) f
• German: Tag der offenen Tür (de)
• Polish: dzień otwarty (pl) m
• Russian: день открытих дверей m (denʹ otkrytix dverej)
• Spanish: jornada de puertas abiertas f
• Swedish: öppet hus (sv) n
• Turkish: herkese açık davet

(chiefly US, Australian) time when a house for sale is open for inspection

• Finnish: näyttö (fi), asuntonäyttö
• Hebrew: יום פתוח n

(US) casual school event to which the school invites parents or guardians

• Finnish: vanhempaintilaisuus

Finnish

Etymology

< English open house

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈou̯p(ː)en ˈhɑu̯s/, [ˈo̞u̯p(ː)e̞n ˈhɑ̝us̠]

Noun

open house

1. Synonym of avoimet ovet (“open house”)

Declension

Inflection of open house (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		open house	open houset
genitive		open housen	open housejen
partitive		open housea	open houseja
illative		open houseen	open houseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		open house	open houset
accusative	nom.	open house	open houset
	gen.	open housen
genitive		open housen	open housejen open housein rare
partitive		open housea	open houseja
inessive		open housessa	open houseissa
elative		open housesta	open houseista
illative		open houseen	open houseihin
adessive		open housella	open houseilla
ablative		open houselta	open houseilta
allative		open houselle	open houseille
essive		open housena	open houseina
translative		open houseksi	open houseiksi
abessive		open housetta	open houseitta
instructive		—	open housein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of open house (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative open houseni open houseni accusative nom. open houseni open houseni gen. open houseni genitive open houseni open housejeni open houseini rare partitive open houseani open housejani inessive open housessani open houseissani elative open housestani open houseistani illative open houseeni open houseihini adessive open housellani open houseillani ablative open houseltani open houseiltani allative open houselleni open houseilleni essive open housenani open houseinani translative open housekseni open houseikseni abessive open housettani open houseittani instructive — — comitative — open houseineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative open housesi open housesi accusative nom. open housesi open housesi gen. open housesi genitive open housesi open housejesi open houseisi rare partitive open houseasi open housejasi inessive open housessasi open houseissasi elative open housestasi open houseistasi illative open houseesi open houseihisi adessive open housellasi open houseillasi ablative open houseltasi open houseiltasi allative open housellesi open houseillesi essive open housenasi open houseinasi translative open houseksesi open houseiksesi abessive open housettasi open houseittasi instructive — — comitative — open houseinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative open housemme open housemme accusative nom. open housemme open housemme gen. open housemme genitive open housemme open housejemme open houseimme rare partitive open houseamme open housejamme inessive open housessamme open houseissamme elative open housestamme open houseistamme illative open houseemme open houseihimme adessive open housellamme open houseillamme ablative open houseltamme open houseiltamme allative open housellemme open houseillemme essive open housenamme open houseinamme translative open houseksemme open houseiksemme abessive open housettamme open houseittamme instructive — — comitative — open houseinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative open housenne open housenne accusative nom. open housenne open housenne gen. open housenne genitive open housenne open housejenne open houseinne rare partitive open houseanne open housejanne inessive open housessanne open houseissanne elative open housestanne open houseistanne illative open houseenne open houseihinne adessive open housellanne open houseillanne ablative open houseltanne open houseiltanne allative open housellenne open houseillenne essive open housenanne open houseinanne translative open houseksenne open houseiksenne abessive open housettanne open houseittanne instructive — — comitative — open houseinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative open housensa open housensa accusative nom. open housensa open housensa gen. open housensa genitive open housensa open housejensa open houseinsa rare partitive open houseaan open houseansa open housejaan open housejansa inessive open housessaan open housessansa open houseissaan open houseissansa elative open housestaan open housestansa open houseistaan open houseistansa illative open houseensa open houseihinsa adessive open housellaan open housellansa open houseillaan open houseillansa ablative open houseltaan open houseltansa open houseiltaan open houseiltansa allative open houselleen open housellensa open houseilleen open houseillensa essive open housenaan open housenansa open houseinaan open houseinansa translative open housekseen open houseksensa open houseikseen open houseiksensa abessive open housettaan open housettansa open houseittaan open houseittansa instructive — — comitative — open houseineen open houseinensa