Kaufhaus
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German koufhūs, from Old High German koufhūs. Equivalent to kaufen (“to buy”) + Haus (“house”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Kaufhaus n (strong, genitive Kaufhauses, plural Kaufhäuser)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Kaufhaus [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Kaufhaus | die | Kaufhäuser |
genitive | eines | des | Kaufhauses | der | Kaufhäuser |
dative | einem | dem | Kaufhaus, Kaufhause1 | den | Kaufhäusern |
accusative | ein | das | Kaufhaus | die | Kaufhäuser |
1Now rare, see notes.
Hypernyms
[edit]Hyponyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Kaufhaus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kaufhaus” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Kaufhaus” in Duden online
- Kaufhaus on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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