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Gasthaus

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Gasthaus.

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Gasthaus (plural Gasthauses)

  1. A surname from German.

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from German Gasthaus.

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    Proper noun

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    Gasthaus m or f

    1. (very rare) a surname, Gasthaus, from German

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    German

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    Etymology

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    From Middle High German gasthūs, from Old High German gasthūs, from Proto-West Germanic *gastahūs, from Proto-Germanic *gastahūsą, equivalent to Gast (guest) +‎ Haus (house). Compare Gästehaus.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈɡasthaʊ̯s/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

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    Gasthaus n (strong, genitive Gasthauses, plural Gasthäuser)

    1. restaurant, inn, guesthouse
      Synonyms: Gasthof, Gaststätte, Gaststube, Lokal, Wirtshaus
      • 1896, Theodor Fontane, chapter 24, in Effi Briest[1], Berlin: F. Fontane & Co.:
        Mit Beginn der nächsten Woche brach man denn auch wirklich auf, und am selben Abend noch war man in Saßnitz. Über dem Gasthaus stand »Hotel Fahrenheit«. []
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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    See also

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    Further reading

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    • Gasthaus” in Duden online
    • Gasthaus”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[2] (in German)