kamphund

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Swedish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From kamp (fight) +‎ hund (dog).

Noun[edit]

kamphund c

  1. an attack dog used in dogfighting
  2. (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) a dog of a breed historically used in dogfighting (or with admixture of such breeds), like a pit bull terrier
    Kunde han inte skaffat en golden retriever eller nåt istället för en jäkla kamphund?
    Couldn't he have gotten a Golden Retriever or something instead of a bloody fighting dog?

Usage notes[edit]

Sometimes more generally about dogs thought to be scary.

Declension[edit]

Declension of kamphund 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kamphund kamphunden kamphundar kamphundarna
Genitive kamphunds kamphundens kamphundars kamphundarnas

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