overhus

== Danish == === Etymology === From over- +‎ hus, from Old Norse yfirhús. The governmental sense is a calque of English upper house. === Noun === overhus n (singular definite overhuset, plural indefinite overhuse) (obsolete) the uppermost part of a house or building (government) upper house Antonym: underhus Coordinate terms: senat, førstekammer, andetkammer ==== Declension ==== === References === “overhus” in Den Danske Ordbog == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From over- +‎ hus, after English upper house. === Noun === overhus n (definite singular overhuset, indefinite plural overhus, definite plural overhusa or overhusene) (government) upper house ==== Synonyms ==== førstekammer ==== Coordinate terms ==== annetkammer underhus === References === “overhus” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “overhus” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From over- +‎ hus, after English upper house. === Noun === overhus n (definite singular overhuset, indefinite plural overhus, definite plural overhusa) (government) upper house ==== Synonyms ==== førstekammer ==== Coordinate terms ==== andrekammer underhus === References === “overhus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.