overhus

Danish

Etymology

From over- +‎ hus, from Old Norse yfirhús. The governmental sense is a Calque of English upper house.

Noun

overhus n (singular definite overhuset, plural indefinite overhuse)

  1. (obsolete) the uppermost part of a house or building
  2. (government) upper house
    Antonym: underhus
    Coordinate terms: senat, førstekammer, andetkammer

Declension

Declension of overhus
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative overhus overhuset overhuse overhusene
genitive overhus' overhusets overhuses overhusenes

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From over- +‎ hus, after English upper house.

Noun

overhus n (definite singular overhuset, indefinite plural overhus, definite plural overhusa or overhusene)

  1. (government) upper house

Synonyms

  • førstekammer

Coordinate terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From over- +‎ hus, after English upper house.

Noun

overhus n (definite singular overhuset, indefinite plural overhus, definite plural overhusa)

  1. (government) upper house

Synonyms

  • førstekammer

Coordinate terms

References

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