benedenhuis

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of beneden +‎ huis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bəˈneː.də(n)ˌɦœy̯s/
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Hyphenation: be‧ne‧den‧huis

Noun

benedenhuis n (plural benedenhuizen, diminutive benedenhuisje n)

the downstairs or lower portion of a house, sometimes a residence separate (i.e. with separate inhabitants) from the upstairs or upper portion.

Antonyms

bovenhuis

Further reading

Matthias de Vries; Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864), “benedenhuis”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001

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