-husen

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German -hûsen. Placenames with this suffix were generally standardized with the High German equivalent -hausen. Unadapted forms survive mainly, albeit not exclusively, in two regions which adopted written High German comparatively late: Schleswig-Holstein (where -husen is predominant) and Ostfriesland (where both forms appear alongside).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhuːzən/, /ˌhuːzən/

Suffix

-husen

  1. (parts of Northern Germany) Alternative form of -hausen (placename suffix)

Derived terms
  • Bergenhusen
  • Böhnhusen
  • Dumhusen
  • Dyksterhusen
  • Elsperhusen
  • Folmhusen
  • Hitzhusen
  • Holthusen
  • Kellinghusen
  • Moorhusen
  • Veenhusen
  • Vierhusen
  • Zennhusen
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