huus

See also: hus, Huus, hús, and Hüüs

Dutch Low Saxon

Alternative forms

• hoes (Achterhoeks, Drents, Gronings, Sallands, Twents)

Noun

huus n

1. house

Usage notes

• This form is used in Achterhoeks, Drents, Gronings, Sallands, Stellingwerfs, Twents, and Veluws, though some of those dialects also use other forms.

See also

• German Low German: Huus
• Plautdietsch: Hus (plural Hiesa); (Chortitza dialect:) Hüüs (Hüs)

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą.

Noun

huus n

1. house
2. castle
3. court, place where a formal gathering is held

Inflection

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Descendants

• Dutch: huis
  • Afrikaans: huis
  • Javindo: guis, huis, geis, heis
  • Jersey Dutch: häus
  • Negerhollands: hoes, hus, huus
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: hus (dated)
  • Petjo: heis
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: huis, hoose
• Limburgish: hoes

Further reading

• “huus (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “huus (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I