zeehond

Dutch

Een zeehond op het strand. — A seal on the beach.

Etymology

From Middle Dutch seehont. Synchronically equivalent to zee (“sea”) +‎ hond (“hound, dog”).

Middle Dutch seehont, is possibly an alteration of seelhont (literally “seal-hound, seal-dog”), from seel (“seal”), from Proto-Germanic *selhaz. Compare Low German Saalhund (“seal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzeːɦɔnt/

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• Hyphenation: zee‧hond

Noun

zeehond m (plural zeehonden, diminutive zeehondje n)

1. seal, any member of the family Phocidae

   Synonym: rob

Derived terms

• zeehondencrèche
• zeehondenopvang

Descendants

• Afrikaans: seehond
• → Indonesian: anjing laut (calque)