underhus

Danish

Etymology

From under- +‎ hus, from Old Norse undirhús. The governmental sense is a calque of English upper house.

Noun

underhus n (singular definite underhuset, plural indefinite underhuse)

1. (obsolete) the lowest part of a house or building
2. (government) lower house

   Antonym: overhus

   Coordinate terms: førstekammer, andetkammer

Declension

Declension of underhus

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	underhus	underhuset	underhuse	underhusene
genitive	overhus'	underhusets	underhuses	underhusenes

References

• “underhus” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From under- +‎ hus, after English lower house.

Noun

underhus n (definite singular underhuset, indefinite plural underhus, definite plural underhusa or underhusene)

1. (government) lower house

Synonyms

• annetkammer

Coordinate terms

• førstekammer
• overhus

References

• “underhus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “underhus” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From under- +‎ hus, after English lower house.

Noun

underhus n (definite singular underhuset, indefinite plural underhus, definite plural underhusa)

1. (government) lower house

Synonyms

• andrekammer

Coordinate terms

• førstekammer
• overhus

References

• “underhus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From under- +‎ hus, after English lower house.

Noun

underhus n

1. (government) lower house

Declension

Declension of underhus

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	underhus	underhus
	definite	underhuset	underhusets
plural	indefinite	underhus	underhus
	definite	underhusen	underhusens

Synonyms

• andra kammare

Coordinate terms

• första kammare
• överhus