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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Eindachhof

English translation:

single-roof housebarn/hausbarn where people live at one end and animals live at the other

Added to glossary by Stephen Old
Jan 2, 2018 15:24
6 yrs ago
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German term

Eindachhof

German to English Other Architecture Visitor attractions in the Black Forest
Another visitor attraction in the Black Forest. This is from a description of an open air museum dedicated to the farms typically found in the Black Forest region. Besichtigen sie die 6 voll eingerichtete Eindachhöfen ....
Proposed translations (English)
3 +4 one-roof housebarn
1 +2 single-roofed farmyard

Discussion

Herbmione Granger Jan 6, 2018:
A clearer description http://www.das-baulexikon.de/lexikon/Einhaus.htm
Unter einem Einhaus bzw. Eindachhaus versteht man einen ländlichen Haustyp, bei dem sich Wohn- und Stallgebäude und somit alle Funktionsräume des bäuerlichen Wohnens und Wirtschaftens unter einem Dach vereinen. Nur kleinere Gebäude wie Speicher und Backhaus sind wegen der Feuergefahr abgetrennt. Ein typischer Vertreter für ein Einhaus ist das Schwarzwaldhaus. Aber auch in Norddeutschland findet man zahlreiche als Einhaus ausgeführte Gebäude.
Stephen Old (asker) Jan 6, 2018:
Eindachhof Thanks a lot for your link and the get around, Ramey. This is a much more English way of translating it; rather than trying to create a long compound noun.
Ramey Rieger (X) Jan 5, 2018:
Get around View the 6 fully furnished classic Black Forest homes, where dwelling and barn were found/built under one long roof.
Stephen Old (asker) Jan 5, 2018:
Thanks for this link, Ramey. It seems that the point here is that the roof of an Eindachhhaus has a continuous ridge line . I amnot sure what use I should make of this knowledge yet: Der Eindachhof (häufig auch Einfirsthof) besteht im Wesentlichen aus einem Gebäude mit durchlaufender Firstlinie, dem Einhaus. Konstruktion und Raumaufteilung können dabei sehr unterschiedlich sein:
philgoddard Jan 2, 2018:
If you do choose "byre dwelling", I think you need to (a) add a few words of explanation, because its meaning is not immediately clear, and (b) take out the hyphen.
Sarah Lewis-Morgan Jan 2, 2018:
seehand I agree too. Have found this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byre-dwelling
Ramey Rieger (X) Jan 2, 2018:
@seehand byre-dwelling is delightful!
seehand Jan 2, 2018:
byre-dwelling could be a way to translate it - "typical Black Forest one-roof farm house" perhaps another ...
Sarah Lewis-Morgan Jan 2, 2018:
Thanks, Ramey That makes sense. So in GB English my ideas are possible - "homestead" is more US usage and I presume GB is what is required here.
Ramey Rieger (X) Jan 2, 2018:
Hi Sarah It is typical German or Swiss, energy-saving, life-saving, practical in the winter, when farmers didn't have to leave the house to tend the animals.
Sarah Lewis-Morgan Jan 2, 2018:
Looking at that Wiki entry, perhaps "single-roof yard" or "single-roof farm" would be more appropriate in GB English. But I can't think of a common term that is in use.
Ramey Rieger (X) Jan 2, 2018:
Hi Stephen https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauernhof#Eindachhöfe

Single-roof homestead?

Proposed translations

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one-roof housebarn

The roof part might be important.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauernhaus
Die Klassifikation von Höfen nach ihrem Grundriss unterscheidet den Eindachhof auch Einhof, den Paarhof aus zwei parallel aufgestellten Gebäuden, den Zweiseithof oder Hakenhof, den Dreiseithof und den Vierseithof (auch Vierkanthof).

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wohnstallhaus
Ein Bauernhof, in dem alle Funktionen unter ein und demselben, eine konstruktive Einheit bildendem Dach vereint sind, nennt man auch ein Einhaus.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housebarn
A housebarn (also house-barn or house barn) is a building that is a combination of a house and a barn...
Housebarns in Germany are generally called an einhaus (single-house or "all-in-one house"), eindachhof (one-roof-house) or wohnstallhaus (residential barn house)...
The Black Forest house group are found in southwest Germany in the black forest region and include:

http://www.centrevillesettlement.com/lutzehb.htm
The Lutze Housebarn was built in 1849 by Gottlieb and Fredericka Lutze. The building is dual house and barn under one roof in the Old World German Tradition.

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Note added at 1 day 1 hr (2018-01-03 16:25:01 GMT)
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I prefer "Hausbarn," if that's an option. I only see one usage of this, but it's convincing.

http://germanhausbarn.com/iowa_attractions/german-hausbarn/
Brought over from Germany and assembled here in Manning in 1996, the German Hausbarn is the pride and joy of the Manning Community Foundation.
The Hausbarn is a unique structure in that it consists of living quarters not only for the family, with bedrooms, sitting, dining and cooking areas, but also areas for housing livestock, farm equipment and feed. Everything under one roof!

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Note added at 3 days 22 hrs (2018-01-06 13:33:55 GMT)
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Probably don't need to focus on the roof, unless you are contrasting with a Paarhof or Zweiseithof, etc. Even then, "housebarn" only refers to an Einhof (one building divided into living and livestock quarters). I do recommend some explanation, if it's not clear from the rest of the text, as it is probably a foreign concept for tourists, maybe with "(all) under one roof."

https://www.schwarzwald-tourismus.info/Media/Attraktionen/He...
Mittendrin im Schwarzwälder Bauernleben
Wohnung, Stall und Scheune - alles unter einem Dach...
Typisches Kinzigtäler Bauernhaus
Gewohnt und gewirtschaftet wurde in dem stattlichen Eindachhof von 1660 bis 1971. Der Hof ist ein typisches Kinzigtäler Bauernhaus: ein Untergeschoss aus Sandstein, das Obergeschoss aus dunklem Holz mit aufwändiger Holzkonstruktion sowie ein helles strohgedecktes Dach.

https://youtu.be/sxA_gaFy53U
200 Jahre ist er alt, ein typischer Hochschwarzwälder Eindachhof mit Wohn- und Wirtschaftsteil. 1977 wurde der Resenhof als Museum eingerichtet, und so können Sie als Besucher heute erleben, wie die Menschen damals lebten, arbeiteten und ihren oftmals kargen Unterhalt erwirtschafteten.
Peer comment(s):
agree Michael Martin, MA : Or one-roof farmhouse: https://www.cyclifier.org/project/vernacular-farm/
3 hrs
Thanks, Michael. Nice reference. Not sure why, but I think of "farmhouse" as a house *on* a farm.
agree seehand : already suggested the "one-roof farmhouse"
1 day 9 hrs
Thanks, seehand. I'm recommending "Hausbarn" or one of the short descriptions above. If you'd like to post a separate answer, both "one-roof farmhouse" and "byre-dwelling" seem popular.
agree Armorel Young : "housebarn" is the term that's needed ("one-roof" is then superfluous) - "farmhouse" doesn't do it imo, because it implies accommodation for people but not animals
1 day 16 hrs
Thanks, Armorel. Yes, "housebarn" is concise and self-explanatory and IMO has a German-like charm :)
agree Björn Vrooman : Ingenious design. I quote: "The heat from livestock kept the house warm..." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Seitaniemi_Housebarn That is, if you can stand the smell?
3 days 9 hrs
Thanks! Idk Might blend nicely with Sauerkraut-making aromas ;)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "This is a difficult term to translate but I think this is the best option. Housebarn/hausbarn seems to be quite common in the US. I will add a phrase like "where people live at one end and animals at the other. "
+2
27 mins

single-roofed farmyard

Low German house - Wikipedia
Because this type of farm combines living quarters, stalls and hay storage under one roof it is also described as an Einhaus ("single house" or "all-in-one house") and the attached farmyard as an Eindachhof ("single-roofed farmyard").
Peer comment(s):
neutral Ramey Rieger (X) : Not very sociable, I've posted single-roof in the discussion box nearly a half hour ago.
2 mins
neutral Sarah Lewis-Morgan : As Ramey says.
6 mins
agree gangels (X)
59 mins
Thanks!
agree philgoddard : To make it clearer, I suggest: "Eindachhaus, or single-roof farmhouse, in which humans and animals lived under one roof". Not "yard", though, which by definition is outdoors.
1 hr
Thanks! Should you post "single-roof farmhouse", then you have my "agree".
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