Polyglot Dictionary

Verlagshaus

/fɛɐ̯ˈlaːkʃˌhaʊ̯s/

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
Verlagshäuser

Meaning

  1. publishing house

    Built from Verlag (publisher) + Haus (house).

    • Das Verlagshaus wurde 1900 gegründet.

      The publishing house was founded in 1900.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Verlag publisher
  • Haus house

Similar words

verlag

Verlag and Verlagshaus are close synonyms for "publishing house"; Verlagshaus is slightly more formal, emphasizing the company or building.

Similar in other languages

French

maison d'édition

maison d'édition is the French word for the same thing — both mean "publishing house."

Practice

1 What does Verlagshaus mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ wurde 1900 gegründet.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Verlagshaus?

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