Hus n : Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the Reformation; he questioned the infallibility of the Catholic Church was excommunicated (1409) for attacking the corruption of the clergy; he was burned at the stake (1372-1415) [syn: Huss, John Huss, Jan Hus]

Danish

Noun

1. house (building where people live or work)

Gothic

Etymology

Akin to English house, German Haus, Dutch huis, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian hus, Icelandic hús.

Noun

1. home

Middle English

Alternative spellings

• hous

Etymology

hus, cognate with Dutch huis, German Haus, Swedish hus.

Noun

1. house

Derived terms

• huswif

Descendants

• English: house, hoose
• English: household
• English: housewife
• English: hussy
• Scots: hoose

Norwegian

Noun

1. A house.

Old English

Etymology

Cognate with Old Frisian hus, Old Saxon hus (Dutch huis), Old High German hus (German Haus), Old Norse hús (Swedish hus), Gothic sc=Goth.

Pronunciation

• /hu:s/

Noun

1. a house; a household

See also

• ærn
• hof

Slovak

Etymology

Noun

1. goose

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

1. house; a building where people live or work.

Related terms

• husera
• husa
• huslig
• gå man ur huse
• husvill
• flerfamiljshus
• höghus
• småhus

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Noun

1. goose

Hus may mean:

• Hemolytic-uremic syndrome, commonly abbreviated HUS.
• ://Hus, a Namibian mancala game.
• Jan Hus
• Hrvatska Udruga Sindikata - the Croatian Trade Union Association
• hus - a goose, in Slovakian