Old English · noun
giesthus
Normalised ġiesthūs
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈji͜yst.xuːs/[ˈji͜yst.huːs]
- Syllables
- ˈji͜yst · xuːs (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- guesthouseguest-chamber
Meaning
-
a guesthouse
-
a guest-chamber
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ġiesthūs | ġiesthūs |
| Accusative | ġiesthūs | ġiesthūs |
| Genitive | ġiesthūses | ġiesthūsa |
| Dative | ġiesthūse | ġiesthūsum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gastihūs, equivalent to ġiest (“guest”) + hūs (“house”).
Descendants
guesthouse
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