hondsdagen
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch hontdage, a calque of Latin diēs caniculārēs (“puppy days”), itself a calque of Ancient Greek κυνάδες ἡμέραι (kunádes hēmérai, “dog days”). Equivalent to hond + -s- + dagen.
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Noun[edit]
hondsdagen pl (plural only)
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