Hausarrest

German

Etymology

Haus (“house”) +‎ Arrest (“arrest”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaʊs.aˌrɛst/, [ˈhaʊ̯s.ʔaˌʁɛst], [ˈhaʊ̯.saˌʁɛst]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Haus‧ar‧rest

Noun

Hausarrest m (strong, genitive Hausarrestes or Hausarrests, plural Hausarreste)

  1. house arrest (legal punishment)
    Er steht unter Hausarrest.
    He is under house arrest.
  2. grounding (children's punishment)
    Synonym: Stubenarrest
    Er hat Hausarrest.
    He’s grounded.

Usage notes

  • Note the different constructions as above: In the legal sense it is usually construed with stehen unter, in the familial sense with haben.

Declension

Declension of Hausarrest [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hausarrest die Hausarreste
genitive eines des Hausarrestes, Hausarrests der Hausarreste
dative einem dem Hausarrest, Hausarreste1 den Hausarresten
accusative einen den Hausarrest die Hausarreste

1Now rare, see notes.

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