Unterhaus
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Unterhaus n (strong, genitive Unterhauses, plural Unterhäuser)
- (politics) lower house, second chamber (e.g. the UK House of Commons, the US House of Representatives etc.)
- Synonym: zweite Kammer
- (sports, humorous) second tier, the second highest league
Usage notes
[edit]- The German Bundesrat is not considered a parliamentary chamber. The Austrian Bundesrat is considered a second chamber, but the term Unterhaus is unusual. The Swiss Nationalrat is occasionally called Unterhaus.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Unterhaus [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Unterhaus | die | Unterhäuser |
genitive | eines | des | Unterhauses | der | Unterhäuser |
dative | einem | dem | Unterhaus, Unterhause1 | den | Unterhäusern |
accusative | ein | das | Unterhaus | die | Unterhäuser |
1Now rare, see notes.
Antonyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Unterhaus” in Duden online