hund

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See also: Hund and hund-

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Ein Bernhardinerhund - A St. Bernard

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

  1. (Carcoforo, Rimella and Campello Monti) dog

References

Danish

En hund (Labrador retriever)

Pronunciation

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)

  1. dog
  2. hound
Inflection

Etymology 2

Clipping of hundredkroneseddel (hundred-kroner note).

Noun

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

  1. (informal) hundred (a hundred kroner bill)

Further reading

References

Gothic

Romanization

hund

  1. Romanization of 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳

Icelandic

Noun

hund

  1. indefinite accusative singular of hundur

Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Numeral

hund

  1. (Early Middle English) one hundred
Usage notes

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

References

Etymology 2

Noun

hund

  1. Alternative form of hound

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. dog; hound

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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)

  1. a dog

Synonyms

Derived terms

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Old English

Pronunciation

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 , Lithuanian šuõ.

Noun

hund m

  1. dog
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative hund hundas
accusative hund hundas
genitive hundes hunda
dative hunde hundum
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: hound, hund, honde

Etymology 2

Old English numbers (edit)
1,000
 ←  90  ←  99 100 101  →  200  → 
10
    Cardinal: hund, hundred, hundtēontiġ
    Ordinal: hundtēontigoþa
    Age: hundtēontiġwintre, hundwintre, ānhundwintre
    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

  1. 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

Strong a-stem:

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

  1. dog

Inflection

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

Descendants

Old Norse

Noun

hund

  1. accusative singular of hundr

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hund.

Noun

hund m

  1. a dog

Declension


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)

  1. dog
  2. (figurative) a boorish person, selfish and mean

Further reading

hund”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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en hund (blodhund (bloodhound))
en simmande hund
ledarhund med hundsele dog with a dog harness]

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

  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /hɵnd/

Noun

hund c

  1. a dog, a hound
    Synonyms: byracka (mongrel, disagreeable dog), hundskrälle (disagreeable dog), jycke, voffsing, vovve
    Hon klappade hunden
    She petted the dog
    Hunden sprang omkring med ett ben i käften och viftadesvansen
    The dog was running around with a bone on its mouth, wagging its tail
    När en hund skäller så låter det "voff / vov"
    When a dog barks, it sounds like "woof"
    Hundar äter hundmat
    Dogs eat dog food
    Hunden är inne i hundkojan
    The dog is inside the dog house
    Hunden hade fått en sticka i tassen och gnydde
    The dog had gotten a splinter in its paw and was whimpering
    Hunden har fin päls
    The dog has a beautiful coat
    Hunden är människans bästa vän
    Dogs are man's best friend
    (literally, “The dog is the human's best friend”)
    Är du en hundmänniska eller en kattmänniska?
    Are you a dog person or a cat person?
    • 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 kind and he has been a true friend. He is wise and pretty, and the tax is paid. If you may do that, fiddler, I will be happy.

Declension

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References

Vilamovian

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German hunt.

Pronunciation

Noun

hund m (plural hund)

  1. dog