English

Noun

huis

1. plural of hui

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch huis.

Noun

huis ‎(plural huise)

1. house

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -œy̯s
• IPA^(key): /ɦœy̯s/

Etymology

From Old Dutch hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Compare West Frisian hûs, Low German Huus, German Haus, English house, Danish hus.

Noun

huis n ‎(plural huizen, diminutive huisje n)

1. house

Usage notes

Case forms of this noun remain in, albeit very limited, use:

• The definite genitive des huizes to mean “of the family, household”, e.g. de dame des huizes (“the lady of the house”), een vriend des huizes (“a friend of the family”).
• The dative huize in prepositional expressions used chiefly referring to large manors or jokingly, e.g. in huize Mulder (“at the Mulders’ house”).

Related terms

• huizen

Derived terms

Verb

huis

1. first-person singular present indicative of huizen
2. imperative of huizen

French

Etymology

From Latin ostium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɥi/

Noun

huis m ‎(plural huis)

1. (obsolete except in the fixed expression below) door

Derived terms

• huis clos; à huis clos
• huissier

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hɪʃ]

Noun

huis m

1. Obsolete spelling of hois

Interjection

huis!

1. Obsolete spelling of hois

References

• "huis" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Old French

Alternative forms

• uis

Noun

huis m ‎(oblique plural huis, nominative singular huis, nominative plural huis)

1. external door

References

• (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (huis)

Spanish

Verb

huis

1. (Latin America) Informal second-person singular (vos) present indicative form of huir.