Hundsfott

German

Etymology

Hund +‎ -s- and a fossilized dialectal form of Fotze; a standard insult with fixed fine in the middle range during the Early Modern Age.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhʊnt͡sˌfɔt/
  • Hyphenation: Hunds‧fott
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Noun

Hundsfott m (strong, genitive Hundsfotts or Hundsfottes, plural Hundsfötter or Hundsfotte)

  1. scoundrel

Declension
Declension of Hundsfott [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hundsfott die Hundsfötter, Hundsfotte
genitive eines des Hundsfotts, Hundsfottes der Hundsfötter, Hundsfotte
dative einem dem Hundsfott, Hundsfotte1 den Hundsföttern, Hundsfotten
accusative einen den Hundsfott die Hundsfötter, Hundsfotte

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms
  • hundsföttisch

Further reading
  • “Hundsfott” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Hundsfott” in Duden online
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