buldog
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Cebuano
Etymology
The colloquial and derogatory senses are an allusion to the fat and ugly appearance of a bulldog.
Pronunciation
Noun
buldog
Adjective
buldog
- (colloquial, derogatory) fat and stout compared to others of the same age
- (colloquial, derogatory) fat like a bulldog
- (colloquial, derogatory) having ugly face, similar to a bulldog
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English bulldog.
Pronunciation
Noun
buldog m (plural buldoggen or buldogs, diminutive buldogje n)
Hungarian
Alternative forms
- bulldog (superseded spelling)
Etymology
From English bulldog, from bull + dog.
Pronunciation
Noun
buldog (plural buldogok)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | buldog | buldogok |
| accusative | buldogot | buldogokat |
| dative | buldognak | buldogoknak |
| instrumental | buldoggal | buldogokkal |
| causal-final | buldogért | buldogokért |
| translative | buldoggá | buldogokká |
| terminative | buldogig | buldogokig |
| essive-formal | buldogként | buldogokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | buldogban | buldogokban |
| superessive | buldogon | buldogokon |
| adessive | buldognál | buldogoknál |
| illative | buldogba | buldogokba |
| sublative | buldogra | buldogokra |
| allative | buldoghoz | buldogokhoz |
| elative | buldogból | buldogokból |
| delative | buldogról | buldogokról |
| ablative | buldogtól | buldogoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
buldogé | buldogoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
buldogéi | buldogokéi |
| Possessive forms of buldog | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | buldogom | buldogjaim |
| 2nd person sing. | buldogod | buldogjaid |
| 3rd person sing. | buldogja | buldogjai |
| 1st person plural | buldogunk | buldogjaink |
| 2nd person plural | buldogotok | buldogjaitok |
| 3rd person plural | buldogjuk | buldogjaik |
Further reading
- bulldog in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- buldog in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch buldog, from English bulldog.
Pronunciation
Noun
buldog (first-person possessive buldogku, second-person possessive buldogmu, third-person possessive buldognya)
- bulldog:
- A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies companion dog. Having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs and smaller hind legs.
- A 5-shot traditional double-action revolver designed by Doug McClenahan and produced by Charter Arms.
Further reading
- “buldog” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English bulldog.
Pronunciation
Noun
buldog m animal (diminutive buldożek)
Declension
Declension of buldog
Derived terms
adjective
Further reading
- buldog in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- buldog in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French bouledogue.
Noun
buldog m (plural buldogi)
Declension
Declension of buldog
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) buldog | buldogul | (niște) buldogi | buldogii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) buldog | buldogului | (unor) buldogi | buldogilor |
| vocative | buldogule | buldogilor | ||
Slovene
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
bȗldog m anim
Inflection
 |
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Masculine anim., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | búldog | ||
| gen. sing. | búldoga | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
búldog | búldoga | búldogi |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
búldoga | búldogov | búldogov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
búldogu | búldogoma | búldogom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
búldoga | búldoga | búldoge |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
búldogu | búldogih | búldogih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
búldogom | búldogoma | búldogi |
Spanish
Noun
buldog m (plural buldogs)
- Alternative spelling of bulldog
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English bulldog.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbuldoɡ/
- Rhymes: -uldoɡ
- Syllabification: bul‧dog
Noun
buldog (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜇᜓᜄ᜔)
Adjective
buldog (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜇᜓᜄ᜔)
- (figurative, colloquial, derogatory) fat and stout as compared to others of the same age
- (figurative, colloquial, derogatory) having an ugly face (looking like a bulldog)
Further reading
- “buldog”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018