Freudenhaus
German
Etymology
From Freude (“joy”) + -en- + Haus (“house”). Compare French maison de joie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfʁɔɪ̯dn̩ˌhaʊ̯s/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Freu‧den‧haus
- Rhymes: -aʊ̯s
Noun
Freudenhaus n (strong, genitive Freudenhauses, plural Freudenhäuser)
- (dated) brothel (house of prostitution)
Declension
Declension of Freudenhaus [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Freudenhaus | die | Freudenhäuser |
| genitive | eines | des | Freudenhauses | der | Freudenhäuser |
| dative | einem | dem | Freudenhaus, Freudenhause1 | den | Freudenhäusern |
| accusative | ein | das | Freudenhaus | die | Freudenhäuser |
1Now rare, see notes.
Related terms
Further reading
- “Freudenhaus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Freudenhaus” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Freudenhaus” in Duden online
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