Rathaus

German

Alternative forms

Rathhaus (obsolete)

Etymology

Rat (“council”) +‎ Haus (“house”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʁaːthaʊ̯s]
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Noun

Rathaus n (genitive Rathauses, plural Rathäuser)

the house in which the city council meets; city hall, town hall

Declension

Declension of Rathaus

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Rathaus	die	Rathäuser
genitive	eines	des	Rathauses	der	Rathäuser
dative	einem	dem	Rathaus, Rathause¹	den	Rathäusern
accusative	ein	das	Rathaus	die	Rathäuser

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Descendants

Polish: ratusz
Russian: ратуша (ratuša)
Slovene: rótovž

Related terms

Rathaustreppe
Rathaustür
Rathausuhr

Further reading

Rathaus in Duden online

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