Irrenhaus

German

Etymology

Irrer +‎ Haus

Pronunciation

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Noun

Irrenhaus n (strong, genitive Irrenhauses, plural Irrenhäuser)

  1. (dated or colloquial) asylum, madhouse, insane asylum, lunatic asylum
    Synonyms: Nervenheilanstalt, Nervenklinik

Declension

Declension of Irrenhaus [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Irrenhaus die Irrenhäuser
genitive eines des Irrenhauses der Irrenhäuser
dative einem dem Irrenhaus, Irrenhause1 den Irrenhäusern
accusative ein das Irrenhaus die Irrenhäuser

1Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

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