Bluthund
German
Etymology
15th century, from Blut (“blood”) + Hund (“dog, hound”). Compare Dutch bloedhond, Middle Low German blôthunt, English bloodhound.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbluːtˌhʊnt/
- Hyphenation: Blut‧hund
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Noun
Bluthund m (strong, genitive Bluthundes or Bluthunds, plural Bluthunde)
- scenthound (hound skilled at tracking)
- Synonym: Schweißhund
- Synonym of Bloodhound (“specific dog breed”).
- (figurative) someone who persecutes without mercy, e.g. a tyrant or a myrmidon, henchman
- 2007, Martin Kölbel, “Doppelmoral als Showgeschäft – Der Medienskandal um Günter Grass im August 2006”, in Christian Schertz, editor, Rufmord und Medienopfer – Die Verletzung der persönlichen Ehre:
- Die Dresdner Morgenpost vom 20. August suchte unter der reißerischen Schlagzeile »Hitlers Bluthunde« die Faszination auszubeuten, die sich mit dem zur Schau gestellten Bösen, dem Anrüchigen, Verwerflichen gewöhnlich auslösen lässt [...].
- The Dresdner Morgenpost of 20 August [2006], under the lurid headline “Hitler’s merciless henchmen” [referring to the Waffen-SS], tried to exploit the fascination that can commonly be provoked by exhibiting the evil, the infamous and objectionable [...].
Declension
Declension of Bluthund [masculine, strong]
Further reading
- “Bluthund” in Duden online
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