Neidbau

German
FWOTD – 8 January 2015

Etymology

Neid (“envy”) +‎ Bau (“building”). Spelled neydpau, the term was used in the laws of Munich as early as 1489; it was used in the laws of Hamburg as early as 1603.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈnaɪ̯tbaʊ̯]
  • Hyphenation: Neid‧bau

Noun

Neidbau m (genitive Neidbaus or Neidbaues, plural Neidbauten or Neidbaue)

  1. spite house; a structure built primarily to harass or harm a neighbour (which is therefore generally illegal to construct)
    • 1489, Das Stadtrecht von München:
      Item neydpau, die ainem schaden prächten, sollen verpoten sein, und sollen die pauleut dieselben neydpau abzuerkennen und darynne nach gelegenheit der Sachen allwegen zu entschaiden macht haben.

Declension
Declension of Neidbau
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Neidbau die Neidbauten
genitive eines des Neidbaues,
Neidbaus		 der Neidbauten
dative einem dem Neidbau,
Neidbaue1		 den Neidbauten
accusative einen den Neidbau die Neidbauten
1Now uncommon, see notes
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