Seehund
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German
Etymology
15th century, alteration of Seelhund, explanatory compound from now obsolete Seel (“seal”) + Hund (“dog”). The first component seems to have been inherited from Middle High German sele, seleh, from Old High German selah, from Proto-Germanic *selhaz (“seal”). For natural reasons it was a rare word, however, and was later reinforced by cognate Middle Low German sēl, also sēlhunt. Cognate with English seal, North Frisian selich, seel, Danish sæl. Ultimately reinterpreted as See (“sea”) + Hund (“dog”); compare the same in Dutch zeehond.
Pronunciation
Noun
Seehund m (strong, genitive Seehunds or Seehundes, plural Seehunde, diminutive Seehündchen n, feminine Seehündin)
- common seal, harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)
- Hypernym: Robbe
- (loosely) any seal
- Synonym: Robbe
Declension
Declension of Seehund
Descendants
- → Hebrew: כלב ים (kélev-yam) (calque)