Hausfreund

German

Etymology

Haus +‎ Freund

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaʊ̯sˌfʁɔɪ̯nt/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Hausfreund m (strong, genitive Hausfreundes or Hausfreunds, plural Hausfreunde, feminine Hausfreundin)

  1. friend of the family, family friend
  2. lover of a married woman

Declension

Declension of Hausfreund [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hausfreund die Hausfreunde
genitive eines des Hausfreundes, Hausfreunds der Hausfreunde
dative einem dem Hausfreund, Hausfreunde1 den Hausfreunden
accusative einen den Hausfreund die Hausfreunde

1Now rare, see notes.

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