Gasthaus
English
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gasthaus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 20.
- Forebears
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡas.to/
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)
- 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
Declension of Gasthaus [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Gasthaus | die | Gasthäuser |
genitive | eines | des | Gasthauses | der | Gasthäuser |
dative | einem | dem | Gasthaus, Gasthause1 | den | Gasthäusern |
accusative | ein | das | Gasthaus | die | Gasthäuser |
1Now rare, see notes.
Derived terms
- Gasthauslärm
- Gasthaustür
- Gasthaustheke
- Landgasthaus
See also
- Gästehaus, Gästeheim
- Restaurant
- Raststätte
- Rasthaus
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