bæþhus

Old English

Alternative forms

• bæðhūs — edh spelling

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *baþahūs, from Proto-Germanic *baþahūsą. Equivalent to bæþ (“bath”) +‎ hūs (“house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbæθˌxuːs/, [ˈbæθˌhuːs]

Noun

bæþhūs n

1. bathhouse

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	bæþhūs	bæþhūs
accusative	bæþhūs	bæþhūs
genitive	bæþhūses	bæþhūsa
dative	bæþhūse	bæþhūsum

Synonyms

• bæþern

Descendants

• Middle English: bathhous, bathous
  • English: bathhouse