hunde-

Danish

Etymology

From hund (“dog”).

Prefix

hunde-

1. (informal) Intensifies adjectives denoting undesirable states.

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with hunde-

German

Alternative forms

• hunds-

Etymology

Hund (“dog”) +‎ -e-. Compare grotten-, sau-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʊndə/

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Prefix

hunde- (informal)

1. Intensifies adjectives that denote undesirable qualities.

   ‎hunde- + ‎müde (“tired”) → ‎hundemüde (“incredibly tired”)

2. Intensifies nouns, giving them a negative quality.

   ‎hunde- + ‎Wetter (“weather”) → ‎Hundewetter (“terrible weather”)

Derived terms

• German terms prefixed with hunde-
• (adjective): hundeelend, hundekalt, hundemager, hundemüde, hundeschlecht, hundeübel
• (noun): Hundeangst, Hundefraß, Hundehitze, Hundekälte, Hundeleben, Hundeloch, Hundelohn, Hundewetter