Gehäuse
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From early modern (15th century) gehiuse, geheus, collective of Middle High German hūs (“house”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Gehäuse n (strong, genitive Gehäuses, plural Gehäuse)
- casing, case, housing, shell (frame or box around something)
- 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 10:
- Die Orgel stand auf der einen Seite der Altarempore. Sie war in ein weißgoldenes Gehäuse eingebaut.
- The pipe organ stood on the one side of the altar choir. It was built into a white-golden case.
- 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 10:
- Short for Kerngehäuse (“core of an apple, pear, etc.”).
- (ball games slang) Short for Torgehäuse (“post and crossbar of a goal”).
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