hund
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt. Cognate with German Hund, Dutch hond, English hound, Icelandic hundur, Norwegian Bokmål hund, Danish hund.
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Danish

Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [hunˀ]
- Rhymes: -unˀ
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn̥tós, from *ḱwṓ (“dog”).
Inflection
Etymology 2
Clipping of hundredkroneseddel (“hundred-kroner note”).
Noun
hund c (singular definite hunden, not used in plural form)
- (informal) hundred (a hundred kroner bill)
Further reading
hund on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Hund (flertydig) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
References
- “hund” in Den Danske Ordbog
Gothic
Icelandic
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English hund (“hundred”), from Proto-Germanic *hundą.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hund/
Usage notes
Much like modern English hundred, hund needs a determiner preceding it to function as a number.
Related terms
References
- “hund, card. num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-11.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn̥tós, from *ḱwṓ (“dog”).
Derived terms
References
- “hund” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn̥tós, from *ḱwṓ (“dog”). Akin to English hound.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hʊnd/, /hʊnː/, /hʉnd/, /hʉnː/
Derived terms
References
- “hund” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xund/, [hund]
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *hund.
Germanic cognates include Old Frisian hund, Old Saxon hund, Old Dutch hunt, Old High German hunt, Old Norse hundr, Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍃 (hunds).
Indo-European cognates include Latin canis, Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn), Sanskrit श्वन् (śvan), Old Irish cú, Lithuanian šuõ.
Noun
hund m
- dog
- The Dialogues of Solomon and Saturn
- Saga mē, hwylc man ǣrest wǣre wið hund sprecende?
- Tell me, who was the first man that spake with a dog?
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Saints Alexander, Eventius, and Theodosius"
- Þā cwæþ Aureliānus, "Eom iċ hund ġeþūht?
- Then Aurelianus said, "Do I look like a dog?"
- The Dialogues of Solomon and Saturn
Declension
Etymology 2
1,000 | ||||
← 90 | ← 99 | 100 | 101 → | 200 → |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | ||||
Cardinal: hund, hundred, hundtēontiġ Ordinal: hundtēontigoþa Multiplier: hundfeald, hundtēontiġfeald |
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundą, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm. Cognates include Old High German hunt and Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 (hund), also Latin centum.
Noun
hund n
- hundred
- c. 995, Ælfric, Letter to Wulfsige
- Þā ġegaderode hē sinoþ on þǣre ċeastre Nīcea, þrēo hund bisċopa and eahtatīene bisċeopas of eallum lēodsċipum, for þæs ġelēafan trymminge.
- Then he gathered a synod in the city of Nicaea, three hundred and eighteen bishops from all nations, for the confirmation of the faith.
- c. 995, Ælfric, Letter to Wulfsige
Declension
Descendants
- Middle English: hund
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hund.
Old Norse
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hund.
Scots
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz.
Further reading
“hund” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Swedish

Etymology
From Old Swedish hunder, from Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn̥tós, a variant of *ḱwṓ (“dog”). Masculine in Late Modern Swedish. Akin to Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍃 (hunds), English hound.
Pronunciation
audio (file) - IPA(key): /hɵnd/
Noun
hund c
- a dog, a hound
- Synonyms: byracka (“mongrel, disagreeable dog”), hundskrälle (“disagreeable dog”), jycke, voffsing, vovve
- 1982, Hasse Andersson (lyrics and music), “Änglahund [Angel dog]”, in Änglahund [Angel dog]:
- Får man ta hunden med sig in i himlen? Han är snäll och han har varit en riktig vän. Han är klok och fin, och skatten är betald. Får man det, du speleman, då blir jag glad.
- Are you allowed to take your dog with you into heaven? He is a good boy and he has been a true friend. He is wise and pretty, and the tax is paid. If you may do that, fiddler, I'll be happy.
Declension
Declension of hund | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | hund | hunden | hundar | hundarna |
Genitive | hunds | hundens | hundars | hundarnas |
Derived terms
- afghanhund
- assistanshund
- bandhund
- blandrashund
- blindhund
- blodhund
- bombhund
- brukshund
- dingohund
- draghund
- drevhund
- dvärghund
- eldhund
- eskimåhund
- familjehund
- faraohund
- fjärilshund
- fyllhund
- fågelhund
- fårhund
- fähund
- grythund
- gråhund
- gårdshund
- hanhund
- hundaktig
- hundan
- hundbajs
- hundben
- hundbett
- hundbiten
- hundblick
- hundbuss
- hunddagis
- hunddjur
- hunddressyr
- hundfoder
- hundförare
- hundgalenskap
- hundgård
- hundgöra
- hundhuvud
- hundhår
- hundjobb
- hundkapplöpning
- hundkex
- hundkoja
- hundkoppel
- hundkräk
- hundkyrkogård
- hundkäx
- hundlik
- hundliv
- hundloka
- hundlort
- hundmat
- hundnos
- hundpark
- hundpatrull
- hundpsykolog
- hundrastgård
- hundrova
- hundsfott
- hundsfottera
- hundsim
- hundsjuka
- hundsk
- hundskall
- hundskatt
- hundskinn
- hundskit
- hundskola
- hundslagsmål
- hundsläde
- hundspann
- Hundstjärnan
- hundtoalett
- hundtunga
- hundutställning
- hundvakt
- hundvalp
- hundviol
- hundväder
- hundår
- hundägare
- hundäxing
- hundöga
- hundöra
- hyenhund
- hynda
- jakthund
- jämthund
- kamphund
- kapplöpningshund
- knarkhund
- knähund
- lapphund
- lathund
- lavinhund
- ledarhund
- ligga en hund begraven
- likhund
- malteserhund
- minhund
- mårdhund
- möbelhund
- mögelhund
- nakenhund
- narkotikahund
- newfoundlandshund
- polishund
- porslinshund
- präriehund
- rapporthund
- rashund
- rondellhund
- rävhund
- samojedhund
- sanktbernhardshund
- skyddshund
- slita hund
- slädhund
- spetshund
- spårhund
- sällskapshund
- sökarhund
- sökhund
- tryffelhund
- unghund
- vakthund
- vallhund
- varghund
- vildhund
- vinthund
- vårdhund
- älghund
Descendants
- → Finnish: hunttu
References
- hund in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- hund in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- hund in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
- hund in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)