Hausarrest

German

Etymology

Haus (“house”) +‎ Arrest (“arrest”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaʊsaʁɛst/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Haus‧ar‧rest

Noun

Hausarrest m (genitive Hausarrests or Hausarrestes, plural Hausarreste)

1. house arrest
2. grounding (child punishment)

   Du hast Hausarrest!

   You're grounded!

Further reading

• Hausarrest on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Hausarrest” in Duden online