Siechenhaus
German
Etymology
From Middle High German siech (“sick, ill”) and Haus (“house”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈziːçənˌhaʊ̯s/
- Hyphenation: Sie‧chen‧haus
Noun
Siechenhaus n (genitive Siechenhauses, plural Siechenhäuser)
- (historical, dated) leprosarium, infirmary
Declension
Declension of Siechenhaus
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Siechenhaus | die | Siechenhäuser |
| genitive | eines | des | Siechenhauses | der | Siechenhäuser |
| dative | einem | dem | Siechenhaus, Siechenhause1 |
den | Siechenhäusern |
| accusative | ein | das | Siechenhaus | die | Siechenhäuser |
1Now uncommon, see notes
References
- Siechenhaus in Duden online
- “Siechenhaus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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