bæchus

Old English

Alternative forms

• bæc-hūs

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bakahūs, equivalent to *bæc (“something baked”) +‎ hūs (“house”). Compare Old English ġebæc (“something baked”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbækˌxuːs/, [ˈbækˌhuːs]

Noun

bæchūs n

1. bakery

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	bæchūs	bæchūs
accusative	bæchūs	bæchūs
genitive	bæchūses	bæchūsa
dative	bæchūse	bæchūsum

Synonyms

• bæcern

Descendants

• Middle English: bakhous, bachous, bakehous, bakehowse, bakehuse, bakhows, bakhowse, bakkehowse
  • English: bakehouse
    • → Welsh: becws, bacws, becos
  • Scots: bake-hous
  • → Irish: bácús
    • → Yola: baakooze