tullhus

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish tolhus, equivalent to tull +‎ hus. Compare English tollhouse.

Noun

tullhus n

  1. customs house
    • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Markusevangeliet [Mark] 2:14”, in Bibel 2000‎[1], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 25 September 2025:
      När han gick där fick han se Levi […] sitta utanför tullhuset, och han sade till honom: »Följ mig!«
      As he went along, he saw Levi sitting outside the customs house, and he said to him, "Follow me!"
    • 2016 March 15, TT News Agency, “Ja till Nobelcenter [Yes to the Nobel Center]”, in Aftonbladet‎[2], archived from the original on 25 September 2025:
      Godkännandet innebär att det anrika tullhus, som står på platsen där centret ska uppföras, rivs.
      The approval means the historic customs house that stands where the center will be built is to be demolished.

Declension

Declension of tullhus
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tullhus tullhus
definite tullhuset tullhusets
plural indefinite tullhus tullhus
definite tullhusen tullhusens

References

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