Nomen

das Umgebindehaus

Translation

Upper Lusatian house, half-timbered house with a log-built ground floor

In der Oberlausitz stehen viele Umgebindehäuser.

There are many Upper Lusatian houses in Upper Lusatia.

Ein Umgebindehaus ist eine besondere Bauweise.

An Upper Lusatian house is a special type of construction.

an Upper Lusatian house (nominative) An Upper Lusatian house is beautiful.

of an Upper Lusatian house (genitive) The roof of an Upper Lusatian house is steep.

in an Upper Lusatian house (dative context) I live in an Upper Lusatian house.

an Upper Lusatian house (accusative) We are renovating an Upper Lusatian house.

Fachwerkhaus (half-timbered house)

From 'um' (around) + 'Gebinde' (truss/framework) + 'Haus' (house). A house where a timber frame is 'bound around' the ground floor.

Visualize a house that is 'bound around' by a wooden frame, which is what 'Umgebinde' literally suggests.