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Dutch
Etymology
From hond (“dog, canine”) + -s- + dolheid (“madness, frenzy”). First mentioned by Lodewijk Meyer as hondtsdolheidt in 1669, attested since the early eighteenth century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɦɔntsˈdɔl.ɦɛi̯t/, /ˈɦɔntsˌdɔl.ɦɛi̯t/
- Hyphenation: honds‧dol‧heid
Noun
hondsdolheid f (uncountable)
- rabies, a very contagious disease cause by species of Lyssavirus, spread from canines (including foxes), and certain other animals to humans
- Synonym: hondsdolligheid
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References
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition)