altes Haus

== German == === Etymology === Literally, “old house”, ironic inversion of Casanova (literally “new house”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === altes Haus n (strong, definite nominative das alte Haus, genitive (des) alten Hauses, plural alte Häuser, definite plural die alten Häuser) (colloquial, especially vocative) friendly greeting, often said to a friend not seen for a long time Synonym: alter Schwede === Further reading === “altes Haus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache "altes Haus" in Redensarten-Index