Irrenhaus

German

Etymology

Irrer +‎ Haus

Pronunciation

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Noun

Irrenhaus n (strong, genitive Irrenhauses, plural Irrenhäuser)

(dated or colloquial) asylum, madhouse, insane asylum, lunatic asylum
Synonyms: Nervenheilanstalt, Nervenklinik

Declension

Declension of Irrenhaus [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Irrenhaus	die	Irrenhäuser
genitive	eines	des	Irrenhauses	der	Irrenhäuser
dative	einem	dem	Irrenhaus, Irrenhause¹	den	Irrenhäusern
accusative	ein	das	Irrenhaus	die	Irrenhäuser

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

Irrenanstalt, Klapsmühle, Klapse (offensive)

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