Hausstand

German

Etymology

From Haus +‎ Stand.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaʊ̯sˌʃtant/
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  • Hyphenation: Haus‧stand

Noun

Hausstand m (strong, genitive Hausstandes or Hausstands, plural Hausstände)

  1. (economics) household (collectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants, etc.; a domestic or family establishment)
    Synonyms: Haushalt, Haushaltsgemeinschaft, Privathaushalt
  2. household effects (tangible objects in one's home that can either be physically moved to a new house or sold with the home; personalty; movable property)
    Synonym: Hausrat

Declension

Declension of Hausstand [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hausstand die Hausstände
genitive eines des Hausstandes, Hausstands der Hausstände
dative einem dem Hausstand, Hausstande1 den Hausständen
accusative einen den Hausstand die Hausstände

1Now rare, see notes.

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