abehus

Danish

Etymology

From abe +‎ hus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈæːb̥əˌhuˀs]
  • Hyphenation: a‧be‧hus

Noun

abehus n (singular definite abehuset, plural indefinite abehuse)

  1. monkey-house (building in a zoo intended for monkeys)
    Coordinate term: abebur
    • 2018, Bent Jørgensen, Dyr omkring mig‎[1], Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
      De to gorillaunger, der kom fra Cameroun til København, fik senere navnene Samson og Dalila. De voksede op i det gamle abehus og blev kønsmodne i 9-10 års alderen.
      The two gorilla cubs that came from Cameroon to Copenhagen were later named Samson and Dalila. They grew up in the old monkey house and became sexually mature at the age of 9-10.

Declension

Declension of abehus
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative abehus abehuset abehuse abehusene
genitive abehus' abehusets abehuses abehusenes

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