häus

See also: haus and Haus

Jersey Dutch

Etymology

From Dutch huis. Cognates include Afrikaans huis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hæus/, /hœus/

Noun

häus (plural häuze)

1. house, home
   • 1912, Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsche taal— en letterkunde, volumes 31-32, page 309:

     En kääd'l had twî jongers; de êne blêv täus;
     de andere xöng vôrt f'n häus f'r en stat. […]

     A man had two sons. The one stayed at home;
     the other went abroad from home to make his fortune. […]