hundur

Faroese

seyðahundur - sheepdog

Etymology

From Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱʷn̥tós, from *ḱwṓ (“dog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʊntʊɹ/

Noun

hundur m (genitive singular hunds, plural hundar)

1. dog

Declension

Declension of hundur
m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hundur	hundurin	hundar	hundarnir
accusative	hund	hundin	hundar	hundarnar
dative	hundi	hundinum	hundum	hundunum
genitive	hunds	hundsins	hunda	hundanna

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱʷn̥tós, from *ḱwṓ (“dog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʏntʏr/ (

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  Rhymes: -ʏntʏr

Noun

hundur m (genitive singular hunds, nominative plural hundar)

1. a dog

   Hundurinn dinglaði rófunni.

   The dog wagged its tail.

   Hundurinn lagði niður rófuna.

   The dog put his tail between his legs.

   Að siga hundi á einhvern.

   To sick a dog on somebody.

Declension

declension of hundur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hundur	hundurinn	hundar	hundarnir
accusative	hund	hundinn	hunda	hundana
dative	hundi	hundinum	hundum	hundunum
genitive	hunds	hundsins	hunda	hundanna

Synonyms

• (dog): (especially one that is not purebred) rakki, seppi

Derived terms

Terms derived from hundur (“a dog”).

• eins og halaklipptur hundur
• fara í hundana (go to the dogs)
• fljúgandi hundur (running dog, wavepattern)
• Litlihundur (Canis Minor)
• hundur í einhverjum, það er hundur í einhverjum (someone is in a sulky mood)
• rauðir hundar (German measles)

• sporhundur (a bloodhound, a tracker dog)
• Stórihundur (Canis Major)
• útdráttarhundur (caterpillar drive)
• varðhundur (a watchdog, a guard dog)
• þar liggur hundurinn grafinn (that is the real reason)

See also

• kjölturakki (a lap dog, a pet)
• rakki
• rófa (tail)
• skott (tail)
• urra (to growl)
• ýlfur (the howling of a dog or wolf)