vapenhus

Swedish

Vapenhus

Etymology

From Old Swedish vapnhus, attested since 1420–50. Equivalent to vapen +‎ hus, literally "weaponhouse". Compare Old Danish wapnehus (Modern Danish våbenhus), Norwegian våpenhus, Middle Low German wāpenhuus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɑːpɛnhʉːs/
Rhymes: -ʉːs

Noun

vapenhus n

church porch (room‐like structure at the main entrance of a church)

Declension

Declension of vapenhus
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vapenhus	vapenhuset	vapenhus	vapenhusen
Genitive	vapenhus	vapenhusets	vapenhus	vapenhusens

Derived terms

vapenhusdörr
vapenhusvalv
vapenhusvägg

References

vapenhus in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
vapenhus in Svensk ordbok (SO)
vapenhus in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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