Irrenhaus

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German

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Etymology

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Irrer +‎ Haus

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Irrenhaus n (strong, genitive Irrenhauses, plural Irrenhäuser)

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

Declension

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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

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