Schweinehund
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Schweine + Hund, literally “pig dog”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Schweinehund m (strong, genitive Schweinehundes or Schweinehunds, plural Schweinehunde, diminutive Schweinehündchen n)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Schweinehund [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Schweinehund | die | Schweinehunde |
| genitive | eines | des | Schweinehundes, Schweinehunds | der | Schweinehunde |
| dative | einem | dem | Schweinehund, Schweinehunde1 | den | Schweinehunden |
| accusative | einen | den | Schweinehund | die | Schweinehunde |
1Now rare, see notes.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → English: pig dog (calque)
- → Dutch: Schweinhund
- → Russian: свинособа́ка (svinosobáka) (calque)
- → Ukrainian: свинособа́ка (svynosobáka) (calque)
Further reading
[edit]- “Schweinehund” in Duden online