Haunt

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Limburgish[edit]

Éïne Haunt.

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz. Compare German Hund, English hound, Dutch hond.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /hau̯nt/, [hɔu̯nt]
  • Hyphenation: Haunt
  • Rhymes: -au̯nt

Noun[edit]

Haunt m (plural Häunt, diminutive Hönntje)

  1. (Eupen) dog
    Synonym: Möpp
  2. (Eupen, derogatory) bitch (used for draft animals)
  3. (Eupen, derogatory) scoundrel; dog (mean or morally reprehensible person)

Derived terms[edit]

Plautdietsch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German hant, from Old Saxon hand, from Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-Germanic *handuz.

Compare Dutch hand, German Hand, German Low German Hand.

Noun[edit]

Haunt f (plural Henj)

  1. hand