Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: hus
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Czech, notably borne by Jan Hus, a Czech religious reformer.

noun

Initialism of hemolytic-uremic syndrome.

Uncountable

noun

plural of HU

Etymology

* As a Polish, Czech, Slovak (Hús) and Jewish surname, from husa (“goose”). Compare Husa. * As a Dutch surname, variant of Huss, also found in German, from the nouns huis or Haus, and derivatives of Proto-West Germanic *hugi (“spirit, mind”) (as in Hugh). * As a Norwegian surname, from hus (“house”). This sense also entered French through Frankish *hūs. Compare Paulhus.

Origin

Source language: Polish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, *hugi

Usage

Uncountable

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Huss (alternative)

Derived Forms

Hussism Hussite

Questions

What does hus mean?: A surname from Czech, notably borne by Jan Hus, a Czech religious reformer.
Where does hus come from?: It is traced to Polish.

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