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Alemannic German
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
( 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 )
dog
hound
Inflection
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 )
Further reading
References
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 .
Pronunciation
Numeral
hund
( 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
Alternative form of hound
Norwegian Bokmål
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 )
dog ; hound
Derived terms
References
“hund” in The Bokmål Dictionary .
Norwegian Nynorsk
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
Derived terms
References
“hund” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
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 cú , Lithuanian šuõ .
Noun
hund m
dog
Declension
Declension of hund (strong a-stem)
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
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)
Derived terms
Descendants
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hund .
Noun
hund m
dog
Inflection
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)
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
Further reading
“hund ” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language , Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Swedish
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
Noun
hund c
a dog , a hound
Synonyms: byracka ( “ mongrel, disagreeable dog ” ) , hundskrälle ( “ disagreeable dog ” ) , jycke , voffsing , vovve
Hunden sprang omkring med ett ben i käften och viftade på svansen 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 hund matDogs 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 pälsThe dog has a beautiful coat
Hunden är människans bästa vänDogs are man's best friend (literally, “The dog is the human's best friend ”)
Är du en hund människa eller en katt människa? 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
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
References
Vilamovian
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German hunt .
Pronunciation
Noun
hund m (plural hund )
dog