Backhaus

German

Etymology

    Inherited from Middle High German backhūs, from Old High German bachūs; equivalent to backen (“bake”) +‎ Haus (“house”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbakˌhaʊ̯s/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: Back‧haus

    Noun

    Backhaus n (strong, genitive Backhauses, plural Backhäuser, diminutive Backhäuschen n)

    1. bakehouse
      Synonym: Bäckerei

    Declension

    Declension of Backhaus [neuter, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein das Backhaus die Backhäuser
    genitive eines des Backhauses der Backhäuser
    dative einem dem Backhaus, Backhause1 den Backhäusern
    accusative ein das Backhaus die Backhäuser

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Descendants

    • → Kashubian: bakùz
    • → Slovincian: bakúz

    References

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