hondstrouw

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From hond (dog) +‎ -s- +‎ trouw (loyal).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɦɔntsˈtrɑu̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: honds‧trouw

Adjective

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hondstrouw (not comparable)

  1. very loyal, lit. “loyal as a dog”

Inflection

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Declension of hondstrouw
uninflected hondstrouw
inflected hondstrouwe
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial hondstrouw
indefinite m./f. sing. hondstrouwe
n. sing. hondstrouw
plural hondstrouwe
definite hondstrouwe
partitive hondstrouws