hûs

Meaning

house

Pronounced as (IPA)

/huːs/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian: hūs

In summary

From Old Frisian hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą.

Sentences

As mem song, wie it hiele hûs fleurich.

When mother sang, the whole house was cheerful.

Dat oare hûs is folle better as dit .

That other house is much better than this one.

It túntsje foar it hûs stie fol tulpen.

The garden in front of the house was full of tulips.

Eins wol ik it leafst werom nei hûs ta .

Actually, I prefer to go back home.

Wy rûnen om it hûs hinne om de foargevel te bewûnderjen.

We walked around the house to admire the front facade.

De frou is feroardiele foar it yn brân stekken fan it hûs .

The woman was convicted of setting the house on fire.