Contionary:hœsa

Carnian

Alternative forms

• hœsia (Lower)

Etymology

From earlier hœsia, from Proto-Slavic *xyža, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. The change ṡ > s occurred likely due to the influence of German Haus. Compare Slovene hiša, Serbo-Croatian hiža. Cognate with English house, Dutch huis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA: [hɜ̌ːsɐ], [xɜ̌ːsɐ]
• (Carinthian, Fyn) IPA: [hœ̌ːsɐ]

Noun

hœsa f

1. house

   Moja hœsa je velo velca. ― My house is very big.

Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hœsa	hœsi
Accusative	hœsà	hœsi
Genitive	hœse	hœs
Dative	hœsi	hœsam