windhond

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch winthont. Equivalent to wind (“greyhound”) +‎ hond (“dog”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɪnt.ɦɔnt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: wind‧hond
  • Rhymes: -ɪntɦɔnt
  • Homophone: Windhond

Noun

windhond m (plural windhonden, diminutive windhondje n)

  1. greyhound

Derived terms

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.