"erþahūsą" meaning in Proto-Germanic

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Noun

IPA: /ˈer.θɑ.ˌxuː.sɑ̃/
Etymology: Compound of *erþō + *hūsą. According to Tacitus in his Germania, the Germanic peoples made use of underground caves for shelter and storage. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|gem-pro|*erþō|*hūsą}} Compound of *erþō + *hūsą Inflection templates: {{gem-decl-noun}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], erþahūsą [nominative, singular], erþahūsō [nominative, plural], erþahūsą [singular, vocative], erþahūsō [plural, vocative], erþahūsą [accusative, singular], erþahūsō [accusative, plural], erþahūsas [genitive, singular], erþahūsis [genitive, singular], erþahūsǫ̂ [genitive, plural], erþahūsai [dative, singular], erþahūsamaz [dative, plural], erþahūsō [instrumental, singular], erþahūsamiz [instrumental, plural]
  1. underground dwelling, cave Wikipedia link: Germania (book), Tacitus Tags: neuter, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-erþahūsą-gem-pro-noun-RsKlxMLT Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header
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      ],
      "text": "Proto-West Germanic: *erþahūs"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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    },
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          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "Old High German: erdhūs",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old High German: erdhūs"
    },
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      "depth": 3,
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          "expansion": "German: Erdhaus",
          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "German: Erdhaus"
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    }
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      "form": "erþahūsas",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "erþahūsai",
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        "singular"
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