Rathaus

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Rat (“council”) +‎ Haus (“house”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʁaːthaʊ̯s]
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Noun

Rathaus n (strong, genitive Rathauses, plural Rathäuser)

  1. city hall, town hall (city council meeting house)

Declension

Declension of Rathaus [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Rathaus die Rathäuser
genitive eines des Rathauses der Rathäuser
dative einem dem Rathaus, Rathause1 den Rathäusern
accusative ein das Rathaus die Rathäuser

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

  • → Polish: ratusz
  • → Russian: ратуша (ratuša)
  • → Slovene: rótovž

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