hund

See also: Hund and hund-

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

hun, hunn, hònn (Walser)
Hund

Etymology

From Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt. Cognate with German Hund, Dutch hond, English hound, Icelandic hundur, Norwegian Bokmål hund, Danish hund.

Noun

hund m

(Carcoforo, Rimella and Campello Monti) dog

References

Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter , Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Danish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):
Rhymes: -unˀ

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn̥tós, from *ḱwṓ (“dog”).

Noun

hund c (singular definite hunden, plural indefinite hunde)

dog
hound

Inflection

Declension of hund

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hund	hunden	hunde	hundene
genitive	hunds	hundens	hundes	hundenes

Etymology 2

Clipping of hundredkroneseddel (“hundred-kroner note”).

Noun

hund c (singular definite hunden, not used in plural form)

(informal) hundred (a hundred kroner bill)

References

“hund” in Den Danske Ordbog

Gothic

Romanization

hund

Romanization of 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳

Icelandic

Noun

hund

indefinite accusative singular of hundur

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English hund (“hundred”), from Proto-Germanic *hundą.

Alternative forms

hun

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hund/

Numeral

hund

(Early ME) one hundred

Usage notes

Much like modern English hundred, hund needs a determiner preceding it to function as a number.

Related terms

hunfold

References

“hund, card. num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-11.

Etymology 2

Noun

hund

Alternative form of hound

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

Tamhund

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn̥tós, from *ḱwṓ (“dog”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hʉnː/
Homophones: hun, hunn
Rhymes: -ʉn

Noun

hund m (definite singular hunden, indefinite plural hunder, definite plural hundene)

dog; hound

Derived terms

References

“hund” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

hund

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Alternative forms

hoinnj (dialectal, Trøndelag)

Etymology

From Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn̥tós, from *ḱwṓ (“dog”). Akin to English hound.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hʊnd/, /hʊnː/, /hʉnd/, /hʉnː/

Noun

hund m (definite singular hunden, indefinite plural hundar, definite plural hundane)

a dog

Synonyms

bikkje (especially about female dog)
rakke (dialectal)

Derived terms

References

“hund” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xund/,

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *hund.

Germanic cognates include Old Frisian hund, Old Saxon hund, Old Dutch hunt, Old High German hunt, Old Norse hundr, Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍃 (hunds).

Indo-European cognates include Latin canis, Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn), Sanskrit श्वन् (śvan), Old Irish cú, Lithuanian šuõ.

Noun

hund m

dog
- The Dialogues of Solomon and Saturn
  Saga mē, hwylc man ǣrest wǣre wið hund sprecende?
  Tell me, who was the first man that spake with a dog?
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Saints Alexander, Eventius, and Theodosius"
  Þā cwæþ Aureliānus, "Eom iċ hund ġeþūht?
  Then Aurelianus said, "Do I look like a dog?"

Declension

Declension of hund (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hund	hundas
accusative	hund	hundas
genitive	hundes	hunda
dative	hunde	hundum

Hyponyms

biċċe (“female dog”)
hwelp (“puppy”)

Derived terms

hunda hūs (“doghouse”)
hunden (“of or like a dog”)
hundlīċ (“of or like a dog”)

Descendants

Middle English: hound, hund, honde
- English: hound
- Scots: hoond

Etymology 2

**Old English numbers ^(edit)**
		1,000
← 90	← 99	100	101 →	200 →
		10
Cardinal: hund, hundred, hundtēontiġ Ordinal: hundtēontigoþa Multiplier: hundfeald, hundtēontiġfeald

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundą, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm. Cognates include Old High German hunt and Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 (hund), also Latin centum.

Noun

hund n

hundred
- c. 995, Ælfric, Letter to Wulfsige
  Þā ġegaderode hē sinoþ on þǣre ċeastre Nīcea, þrēo hund bisċopa and eahtatīene bisċeopas of eallum lēodsċipum, for þæs ġelēafan trymminge.
  Then he gathered a synod in the city of Nicaea, three hundred and eighteen bishops from all nations, for the confirmation of the faith.

Declension

Declension of hund (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hund	hund
accusative	hund	hund
genitive	hundes	hunda
dative	hunde	hundum

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: hund

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hund.

Noun

hund m

dog

Inflection

Declension of hund (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	hund	hundar, hunda
genitive	hundes	hunda
dative	hunde	hundum, hundem
accusative	hund	hundar, hunda

Descendants

North Frisian:
Föhr-Amrum: hünj

Helgoland: Hin

Mooring: hün
Saterland Frisian: Húund
West Frisian: hûn

Old Norse

Noun

hund

accusative singular of hundr

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hund.

Noun

hund m

a dog

Declension

Declension of hund (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	hund	hundos
accusative	hund	hundos
genitive	hundes	hundō
dative	hunde	hundum
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

Middle Low German: hund
- Low German:
  - German Low German:
    East Frisian: Hund
    
    Hamburgisch: Hond
  - Westphalian:
    Sauerländisch: Hund
    
    Westmünsterländisch: Hund
- Plautdietsch: Hunt
- → Estonian: hunt

Scots

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz.

Noun

hund (plural hunds)

dog
(figurative) a boorish person, selfish and mean

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hunder, from Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn̥tós, a variant of *ḱwṓ (“dog”). Masculine in Late Modern Swedish. Akin to Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍃 (hunds), English hound.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /hɵnd/

Noun

hund c

a dog, a hound
Synonyms: byracka (“mongrel, disagreeable dog”), hundskrälle (“disagreeable dog”), jycke, voffsing, vovve
- 1982, Hasse Andersson (lyrics and music), “Änglahund [Angel dog]”, in Änglahund [Angel dog]:
  Får man ta hunden med sig in i himlen? Han är snäll och han har varit en riktig vän. Han är klok och fin, och skatten är betald. Får man det, du speleman, då blir jag glad.
  Are you allowed to take your dog with you into heaven? He is a good boy and he has been a true friend. He is wise and pretty, and the tax is paid. If you may do that, fiddler, I'll be happy.