hond

See also: Hond, hönd, hǫnd, and Hond.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch hond.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦɔnt/

Noun

hond (plural honde, diminutive hondjie)

  1. dog

Dutch

Hond
Dog

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔnt
  • IPA(key): /ɦɔnt/
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch hont, from Old Dutch hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn̥tós, from *ḱwṓ.

Noun

hond m (plural honden, diminutive hondje n)

  1. dog
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch hont, from Old Dutch *hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundą. Related to honderd.

Noun

hond n (plural honden, diminutive hondje n)

  1. (obsolete) An old unit of area measuring 100 roeden, approximately 0.14 hectares.

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic *handuz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɔnt/
    Rhymes: -ɔnt

Noun

hond f (genitive singular handar, plural hendur)

  1. hand
  2. arm
  3. handful
  4. handwriting
  5. signature
  6. side (right or left)
  7. (obsolete) little halibut

Declension

f9 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hond hondin hendur hendurnar
Accusative hond hondina hendur hendurnar
Dative hond hondini hondum hondunum
Genitive handar handarinnar handa handanna

The original dative singular, hendi, also occurs, but rarely.

Synonyms

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English hand, hond (“hand”), from Proto-Germanic *handuz.

Alternative forms

Noun

hond (plural hondes or honden or hond)

  1. hand
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Old English hund (“dog”).

Noun

hond

  1. Alternative form of hound

Old English

Noun

hond f

  1. Alternative form of hand

Old Frisian

Noun

hond f

  1. Alternative form of hand

Old Saxon

Noun

hond f

  1. Alternative form of hand
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