Schweinehund
German
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃvaɪ̯nəhʊnt/
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Noun
Schweinehund m (strong, genitive Schweinehundes or Schweinehunds, plural Schweinehunde, diminutive Schweinehündchen n)
- (literally) the working dog of a swine-herd
- (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)
- → Russian: свинособа́ка (svinosobáka) (calque)
- → Ukrainian: свинособа́ка (svynosobáka) (calque)
Further reading
- “Schweinehund” in Duden online
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