Polyglot Dictionary

Armenhaus

/ˈaʁmənˌhaʊ̯s/

das noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Armenhäuser

Meaning

  1. poorhouse

    Built from arm (poor) + Haus (house).

    • Er starb im Armenhaus.

      He died in the poorhouse.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • arm poor
  • Haus house

Practice

1 What does Armenhaus mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er starb im ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Armenhaus?

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