Siechenhaus

German

Etymology

From Middle High German siechenhūs, variant of siechhūs, from Old High German siohhūs (“hospital”), equivalent to siech +‎ Haus. Compare Middle Low German sêkhûs (“hospital”), English sickhouse.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈziːçənˌhaʊ̯s/
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  • Hyphenation: Sie‧chen‧haus

Noun

Siechenhaus n (strong, genitive Siechenhauses, plural Siechenhäuser)

  1. (historical, dated) leprosarium, infirmary

Declension
Declension of Siechenhaus [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Siechenhaus die Siechenhäuser
genitive eines des Siechenhauses der Siechenhäuser
dative einem dem Siechenhaus, Siechenhause1 den Siechenhäusern
accusative ein das Siechenhaus die Siechenhäuser

1Now rare, see notes.

References
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