Masculine
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Hund

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) dog, hound
  2. (derogatory, masculine, strong) scoundrel; dog (mean or morally reprehensible person)
  3. (masculine, strong) A board with casters used to transport heavy objects.

Frequency

A2
Dialects

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Appenzell Innerrhoden

hund

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

hund

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

hunziger

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

wauwau

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/hʊnt/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-West Germanic *hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ. Cognates Cognates include Dutch hond, English hound, Danish hund, Icelandic hundur, and Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍃 (hunds).

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