hús

See also: hus, Hus, hűs, hûs, Hüs, hüs, and hus'

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hús, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hʉuːs/

Noun

hús n (genitive singular hús, plural hús)

1. building
2. (only n pl) house to live in, home, dwelling
3. accommodation, dwelling, shelter
4. household
5. family, people living in one household

Declension

n11	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hús	húsið	hús	húsini
Accusative	hús	húsið	hús	húsini
Dative	húsi	húsinum	húsum	húsunum
Genitive	hús	húsins	húsa	húsanna

Synonyms

• (building): bygningur
• (house): bústaður, sethús
• (accommodation): tilhald, innivist
• (household): húshald
• (people living in one household): húski, húsfólk

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Hungarian

Etymology

Perhaps from an Iranian language, compare Kurdish goşt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhuːʃ]

Noun

hús (plural húsok)

1. flesh
2. meat

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	hús	húsok
accusative	húst	húsokat
dative	húsnak	húsoknak
instrumental	hússal	húsokkal
causal-final	húsért	húsokért
translative	hússá	húsokká
terminative	húsig	húsokig
essive-formal	húsként	húsokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	húsban	húsokban
superessive	húson	húsokon
adessive	húsnál	húsoknál
illative	húsba	húsokba
sublative	húsra	húsokra
allative	húshoz	húsokhoz
elative	húsból	húsokból
delative	húsról	húsokról
ablative	hústól	húsoktól

Possessive forms of hús
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	húsom	húsaim
2nd person sing.	húsod	húsaid
3rd person sing.	húsa	húsai
1st person plural	húsunk	húsaink
2nd person plural	húsotok	húsaitok
3rd person plural	húsuk	húsaik

Derived terms

• húsos

Compound words

• csirkehús
• disznóhús
• gulyáshús
• gyümölcshús
• húsgombóc
• húskonzerv
• húslé
• húsvét
• húsvilla
• marhahús

 

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hús, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /huːs/

  Rhymes: -uːs

Noun

hús n (genitive singular húss, nominative plural hús)

1. house

Declension

declension of hús

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hús	húsið	hús	húsin
accusative	hús	húsið	hús	húsin
dative	húsi	húsinu	húsum	húsunum
genitive	húss	hússins	húsa	húsanna

Derived terms

• Alþingishúsið (Alþingishúsið)
• eldhús
• húsnæði
• kaffihús
• kvikmyndahús
• leikhús
• íþróttahús
• ölgerðarhús

 

Related terms

• hyski
• hjú

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Irish

Noun

hús

1. h-prothesized form of ús

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hūsą, whence also Old English hūs (English house), Old Frisian hūs, Old Saxon hūs (Dutch huis), Old High German hūs (German Haus), Gothic *𐌷𐌿𐍃 (*hus).

Noun

hús n (genitive hús, plural hús)

1. house

Declension

  Declension of hús (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hús	húsit	hús	húsin
accusative	hús	húsit	hús	húsin
dative	húsi	húsinu	húsum	húsunum
genitive	hús	húsins	húsa	húsanna

Related terms

• hyski, hýski
• hjú

Descendants

• Icelandic: hús
• Faroese: hús
• Norn: hus
• Norwegian: hus
• Old Swedish: hūs
  • Swedish: hus
• Old Danish: hūs
  • Danish: hus
• Elfdalian: aus
• Gutnish: heus
• Westrobothnian: hus, heus, heos, hios