röda hund

Swedish

Etymology

From röda (“red (definite)”) +‎ hund (“dog”). Earlier "röda hunden" (the red dog), which would be expected grammatically. Compare Danish røde hunde, Dutch rodehond.

Noun

röda hund c

  1. (pathology) rubella, German measles
    Hon har röda hund
    She has rubella

Usage notes

Lexicalized (see den), so not "den röda hund" or the like (which would still be ungrammatical – "den röda hunden" is correct).

References

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