hondenleven
Dutch
Etymology
From hond + -en- + leven, calque of German Hundeleben.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɔn.də(n)ˌleː.və(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: hon‧den‧le‧ven
Noun
hondenleven n (plural hondenlevens, diminutive hondenleventje n)
- A dog's life, a miserable life. [from 19th c.]
Descendants
- Afrikaans: hondelewe
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