eldertongue

Old English · noun

domhus

Normalised dōmhūs

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈdoːmˌxuːs/
[ˈdoːmˌhuːs]
Syllables
ˈdoːm · ˌxuːs (2 syllables)
Modern English
doom-housecourtheld

Meaning

  1. a house where a court or assembly is held

Declension

Declension of domhus
SingularPlural
Nominative dōmhūsdōmhūs
Accusative dōmhūsdōmhūs
Genitive dōmhūsesdōmhūsa
Dative dōmhūsedōmhūsum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dōmahūsą, equivalent to dōm + hūs.

Descendants

doom-house

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