bloodhound

Signification (Anglais)

1. A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.
2. (figuratively, informal) A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues.
3. (archaic) A bloodthirsty person.

Concepts

limier

détective

🕵️

chien de saint-hubert

chien de Saint-Hubert

Synonymes

sleuthhound

hound

greyhound

harrier

pointer

police dog

policeman

👮‍♂️

setter

sleuth-hound

tracker dog

detective

🕵️

deer-hound

foxhound

Traductions

segugio

λαγωνικό

sabueso

Schweißhund

Bluthund

Bloodhound

Bluthündin

Schweisshündin

Schweisshund

κυνηγετικός σκύλος

αγγλικό λαγωνικό

bracco

limiere

cane di Sant'Uberto

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈblʌd.haʊnd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: blodhound

Appartenant à néerlandais: bloedhond

Appartenant à Middle Low German: blōthunt

Appartenant à allemand: Bluthund

Appartenant à danois: blodhund

Appartenant à suédois: blodhund

In summary

Inherited from Middle English blodhound, blodhond; equivalent to blood + hound. Cognate with Dutch bloedhond (“bloodhound”), Middle Low German blōthunt (“bloodhound”), German Bluthund (“bloodhound”), Danish blodhund (“bloodhound”), Swedish blodhund (“bloodhound”). The detective sense follows from the dog's ability to follow a trail.