Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

winterhouse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: win-ter-house
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A house used in winter, especially as a vacation residence to overwinter in

Example Sentences

"The winterhouses are far more varied in structure. Generally they are built of stones and turf, the roof-spars and the pillars which support the middle of the roof being of wood."
"Albert had moved them back to his own people, a winterhouse on dry land, and another place, near stream water for summer grazing for the horse and sheep."

Etymology

From Middle English winter-hous, from Old English winterhūs, equivalent to winter + house. Compare Dutch winterhuis, German Winterhaus.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: winter-hous, winterhūs

Inflected Forms

winterhouses (plural) winter-house (alternative) winter house (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

summerhouse

Questions

What does winterhouse mean?: A house used in winter, especially as a vacation residence to overwinter in
Where does winterhouse come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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