playhouse

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A venue for performing plays.
2. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of play house (“child's toy domestic dwelling”).

Sinonieme

theater

theatre

wendy house

arena

auditorium

show

stadium

🏟️

stage

house

🏠

hall

lecture hall

place of entertainment

dramatics

Vertalings

Schauspielhaus

théâtre

teatro

Theater

tiyatro

θέατρο

teatro

schouwburg

teatro

amfi

sinema

🎦

huis

🏠

مسرح

بَيْتٌ

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈpleɪhaʊs/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Old English: pleġhūs

In summary

From Middle English *pleyhous, possibly continuing Old English pleġhūs (“playhouse, theatre”). By surface analysis, play + house. Compare Dutch speelhuis, German Spielhaus.