buldog

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English buldog.

The colloquial and derogatory senses are an allusion to the fat and ugly appearance of a bulldog.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bul‧dog
• IPA^(key): /ˈbuldoɡ/, [ˈbul̪.d̪ɔɡ]

Noun

buldog

1. bulldog

Adjective

buldog

1. (colloquial, derogatory) fat and stout compared to others of the same age
2. (colloquial, derogatory) fat like a bulldog
3. (colloquial, derogatory) having ugly face, similar to a bulldog

Dutch

Alternative forms

• bulldog

Etymology

Borrowed from English bulldog.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʏldɔx/

• buldog

  (file)

• Hyphenation: bul‧dog

Noun

buldog m (plural buldoggen or buldogs, diminutive buldogje n)

1. a bulldog

   Synonym: bulhond

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• bulldog (superseded spelling)

Etymology

From English bulldog, from bull + dog.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuldoɡ]
• Hyphenation: buldog
• Rhymes: -oɡ

Noun

buldog (plural buldogok)

1. bulldog

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	buldog	buldogok
accusative	buldogot	buldogokat
dative	buldognak	buldogoknak
instrumental	buldoggal	buldogokkal
causal-final	buldogért	buldogokért
translative	buldoggá	buldogokká
terminative	buldogig	buldogokig
essive-formal	buldogként	buldogokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	buldogban	buldogokban
superessive	buldogon	buldogokon
adessive	buldognál	buldogoknál
illative	buldogba	buldogokba
sublative	buldogra	buldogokra
allative	buldoghoz	buldogokhoz
elative	buldogból	buldogokból
delative	buldogról	buldogokról
ablative	buldogtól	buldogoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	buldogé	buldogoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	buldogéi	buldogokéi

Possessive forms of buldog
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	buldogom	buldogjaim
2nd person sing.	buldogod	buldogjaid
3rd person sing.	buldogja	buldogjai
1st person plural	buldogunk	buldogjaink
2nd person plural	buldogotok	buldogjaitok
3rd person plural	buldogjuk	buldogjaik

Further reading

• bulldog in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• buldog in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch buldog, from English bulldog.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʊldɔk̚]
• Hyphenation: bul‧dog

Noun

buldog (first-person possessive buldogku, second-person possessive buldogmu, third-person possessive buldognya)

1. bulldog:
   1. A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies companion dog. Having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs and smaller hind legs.
   2. A 5-shot traditional double-action revolver designed by Doug McClenahan and produced by Charter Arms.

Further reading

• “buldog” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English bulldog.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbul.dɔk/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uldɔk
• Syllabification: bul‧dog

Noun

buldog m animal (diminutive buldożek)

1. bulldog (breed of dog)

   Synonym: cwajnos

Declension

Declension of buldog

	singular	plural
nominative	buldog	buldogi
genitive	buldoga	buldogów
dative	buldogowi	buldogom
accusative	buldoga	buldogi
instrumental	buldogiem	buldogami
locative	buldogu	buldogach
vocative	buldogu	buldogi

Derived terms

adjective

• buldogowaty

 

Further reading

• buldog in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• buldog in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bouledogue.

Noun

buldog m (plural buldogi)

1. bulldog

Declension

Declension of buldog

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) buldog	buldogul	(niște) buldogi	buldogii
genitive/dative	(unui) buldog	buldogului	(unor) buldogi	buldogilor
vocative	buldogule		buldogilor

Slovene

Etymology

From English bulldog.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /búːldɔk/

Noun

bȗldog m anim

1. bulldog

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	búldog
gen. sing.	búldoga
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	búldog	búldoga	búldogi
genitive (rodȋlnik)	búldoga	búldogov	búldogov
dative (dajȃlnik)	búldogu	búldogoma	búldogom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	búldoga	búldoga	búldoge
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	búldogu	búldogih	búldogih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	búldogom	búldogoma	búldogi

Spanish

Noun

buldog m (plural buldogs)

1. Alternative spelling of bulldog

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English bulldog.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuldoɡ/, [ˈbul.doɡ]
• Hyphenation: bul‧dog

Noun

buldog (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜇᜓᜄ᜔)

1. bulldog (dog breed)
2. (colloquial) one-liter bottle of beer

Adjective

buldog (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜇᜓᜄ᜔)

1. (figurative, colloquial, derogatory) fat and stout as compared to others of the same age
2. (figurative, colloquial, derogatory) having an ugly face (looking like a bulldog)

Further reading

• “buldog”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018