Autohaus

German

Etymology

Auto (“car”) +‎ Haus (“house”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʊ̯toˌhaʊ̯s/

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• Hyphenation: Au‧to‧haus

Noun

Autohaus n (strong, genitive Autohauses, plural Autohäuser)

1. car dealership, car dealer (business that sells new or used cars at the retail level)

   Synonyms: Autohandel, Kfz-Handel

Declension

Declension of Autohaus [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Autohaus	die	Autohäuser
genitive	eines	des	Autohauses	der	Autohäuser
dative	einem	dem	Autohaus, Autohause1	den	Autohäusern
accusative	ein	das	Autohaus	die	Autohäuser

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Autohausbesitzer

Further reading

• “Autohaus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Autohaus” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Autohaus” in Duden online