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hund

See also: Hund and hund-

Alemannic German edit

Alternative forms edit

 
Ein Bernhardinerhund - A St. Bernard

Etymology edit

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 edit

hund m

  1. (Carcoforo, Rimella and Campello Monti) dog

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Danish edit

 
En hund (Labrador retriever)

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Noun edit

hund c (singular definite hunden, plural indefinite hunde)

  1. dog
  2. hound
Inflection edit
Declension of hund
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hund hunden hunde hundene
genitive hunds hundens hundes hundenes

Etymology 2 edit

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

Noun edit

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

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

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Gothic edit

Romanization edit

hund

  1. Romanization of 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳

Icelandic edit

Noun edit

hund

  1. indefinite accusative singular of hundur

Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

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Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

hund

  2. (Early ME) one hundred
Usage notes edit

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

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Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

hund

  1. Alternative form of hound

Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
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Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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

  1. dog; hound

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

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

  1. a dog

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Old English edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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 edit

hund m

  1. dog
Declension edit
Declension of hund (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hund hundas
accusative hund hundas
genitive hundes hunda
dative hunde hundum
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Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Middle English: hound, hund, honde

Etymology 2 edit

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 edit

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 edit
Declension of hund (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hund hund
accusative hund hund
genitive hundes hunda
dative hunde hundum
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Middle English: hund

Old Frisian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *hund.

Noun edit

hund m

  1. dog

Inflection edit

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

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Old Norse edit

Noun edit

hund

  1. accusative singular of hundr

Old Saxon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *hund.

Noun edit

hund m

  1. a dog

Declension edit

Declension of hund (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative hund hundos
accusative hund hundos
genitive hundes hundō
dative hunde hundum
instrumental — —


Descendants edit

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

Scots edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

hund (plural hunds)

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

Further reading edit

“hund” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

Swedish edit

 
en hund (blodhund)

Etymology edit

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 edit

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  • IPA(key): /hɵnd/

Noun edit

hund c

  1. 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.

Declension edit

Declension of hund 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hund hunden hundar hundarna
Genitive hunds hundens hundars hundarnas

Derived terms edit

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Vilamovian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German and Old High German hunt.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

hund m (plural hund)

  1. dog
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