Polyglot Dictionary

Wirtshaus

/ˈvɪʁtsˌhaʊ̯s/

das noun B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Wirtshäuser

Meaning

  1. inn

    Built from Wirt (landlord) + Haus (house).

    • Wir aßen im Wirtshaus.

      We ate at the inn.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Wirt landlord
  • Haus house

Similar words

gasthaus

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

Gasthof

Wirtshaus is more traditional and rustic, often with a regional flavor; Gasthof is a bit more neutral, sometimes suggesting a larger inn with rooms.

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 Wirtshaus mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir aßen im ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Wirtshaus?

nouncompound

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