Teufelshund

German

From Teufel +‎ -s- +‎ Hund.

Teufelshund m (strong, genitive Teufelshundes or Teufelshunds, plural Teufelshunde)

(rare) devilish dog; demonic dog
- 1863, Ernst Keil, editor, Gartenlaube, number 11, page 777:
  Der Teufelshund knurrte in der Kaminecke, und der dämonische Diener wartete auf.
  The devilish dog growled in the corner by the stove and the demonic servant waited.

Declension of Teufelshund [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Teufelshund	die	Teufelshunde
genitive	eines	des	Teufelshundes, Teufelshunds	der	Teufelshunde
dative	einem	dem	Teufelshund, Teufelshunde¹	den	Teufelshunden
accusative	einen	den	Teufelshund	die	Teufelshunde

¹Now rare, see notes.

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