høyhus

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms
  • høghus (Nynorsk also)

Etymology

From høy +‎ hus. Compare Danish højhus, Icelandic háhýsi Swedish höghus, German Hochhaus.

Noun

høyhus n (definite singular høyhuset, indefinite plural høyhus, definite plural høyhusa or høyhusene)

  1. a tower block, or high-rise (building)

References
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