Rathaus

German

Alternative forms

Rathhaus (obsolete)

Etymology

From Rat (“council”) +‎ Haus (“house”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʁaːthaʊ̯s]
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Noun

Rathaus n (strong, genitive Rathauses, plural Rathäuser)

city hall, town hall (city council meeting house)

Declension

Declension of Rathaus [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Rathaus	die	Rathäuser
genitive	eines	des	Rathauses	der	Rathäuser
dative	einem	dem	Rathaus, Rathause¹	den	Rathäusern
accusative	ein	das	Rathaus	die	Rathäuser

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

Rathaustreppe, Rathaustür, Rathausuhr
Ratsherr, Ratsversammlung
Hochhaus, Krankenhaus

Descendants

Polish: ratusz
Russian: ратуша (ratuša)
Slovene: rótovž

Further reading

“Rathaus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Rathaus” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Rathaus” in Duden online
Rathaus on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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