Polyglot Dictionary

Gasthaus

/ˈɡastˌhaʊ̯s/

das noun A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Gasthäuser

Meaning

  1. inn

    Built from Gast (guest) + Haus (house).

    • Wir essen im Gasthaus.

      We eat at the inn.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Gast guest
  • Haus house

Similar words

wirtshaus

Gasthaus is a bit more neutral or formal for "inn"; Wirtshaus is more traditional and rustic, often with a regional, Bavarian or Austrian flavor.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

estalagem

estalagem is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "inn."

Portuguese

pousada

pousada is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "inn."

Practice

1 What does Gasthaus mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir essen im ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gasthaus?

nouncompound

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