Gasthaus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gasthaus.

Proper noun

Gasthaus (plural Gasthauses)

  1. A surname from German.

Further reading

French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gasthaus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡas.to/

Proper noun

Gasthaus m or f

  1. (very rare) a surname from German, equivalent to English Gasthaus

Further reading

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gasthūs, from Old High German gasthūs, from Proto-West Germanic *gastahūs, from Proto-Germanic *gastahūsą, equivalent to Gast (guest) + Haus (house). Compare Gästehaus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡasthaʊ̯s/
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Noun

Gasthaus n (strong, genitive Gasthauses, plural Gasthäuser)

  1. restaurant, inn, guesthouse
    Synonyms: Gasthof, Gaststätte, Gaststube, Lokal, Wirtshaus
    • 1896, Theodor Fontane, chapter 24, in Effi Briest, Berlin: F. Fontane & Co.:
      Mit Beginn der nächsten Woche brach man denn auch wirklich auf, und am selben Abend noch war man in Saßnitz. Über dem Gasthaus stand »Hotel Fahrenheit«. []
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Declension

Derived terms

  • Gasthauslärm
  • Gasthaustür
  • Gasthaustheke
  • Landgasthaus

See also

Further reading

  • Gasthaus” in Duden online
  • Gasthaus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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