Schweinehund

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Schweine +‎ Hund, literally “pig dog”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvaɪ̯nəhʊnt/
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Noun

Schweinehund m (strong, genitive Schweinehundes or Schweinehunds, plural Schweinehunde, diminutive Schweinehündchen n)

  1. (literally) the working dog of a swine-herd
  2. (derogatory) bastard

Declension

Declension of Schweinehund [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schweinehund die Schweinehunde
genitive eines des Schweinehundes, Schweinehunds der Schweinehunde
dative einem dem Schweinehund, Schweinehunde1 den Schweinehunden
accusative einen den Schweinehund die Schweinehunde

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: pig dog (calque)
  • → Dutch: Schweinhund
  • → Russian: свинособа́ка (svinosobáka) (calque)
  • → Ukrainian: свинособа́ка (svynosobáka) (calque)

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