vapenhus

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish vapnhus, attested since 1420–1450. Equivalent to vapen +‎ hus, literally “weaponhouse”. Compare Old Danish wapnehus (Modern Danish våbenhus), Norwegian våpenhus, Middle Low German wāpenhuus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɑːpɛnhʉːs/ Rhymes: -ʉːs === Noun === vapenhus n church porch (room‐like structure at the main entrance of a church) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== vapenhusdörr vapenhusvalv vapenhusvägg === References === “vapenhus”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)