Hausverstand

German

Etymology

Haus (“house”) +‎ Verstand (“reason, mind”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaʊ̯sfɛɐ̯ˌʃtant/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑɔ̯sfɛɐ̯ˌʃtant/ (Austria)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Haus‧ver‧stand

Noun

Hausverstand m (strong, genitive Hausverstandes or Hausverstands, no plural)

  1. (Austria) common sense
    Synonym: gesunder Menschenverstand

Declension

Declension of Hausverstand [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Hausverstand
genitive eines des Hausverstandes, Hausverstands
dative einem dem Hausverstand, Hausverstande1
accusative einen den Hausverstand

1Now rare, see notes.

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