bloodhound

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

segugio

bracco

limiere

cane di Sant'Uberto

sinonimi

sleuthhound

hound

greyhound

harrier

pointer

police dog

policeman

👮‍♂️

setter

sleuth-hound

tracker dog

detective

🕵️

deer-hound

foxhound

Traduzioni

limier

λαγωνικό

sabueso

Schweißhund

détective

🕵️

Bluthund

Bloodhound

Schweisshündin

Schweisshund

κυνηγετικός σκύλος

αγγλικό λαγωνικό

chien de saint-hubert

chien de Saint-Hubert

bloedhond

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈblʌd.haʊnd/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: blodhound

Affine olandese: bloedhond

Affine Middle Low German: blōthunt

Affine tedesco: Bluthund

Affine danese: blodhund

Affine svedese: 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.