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

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhʏntʏr/ (
    listen(file)
    )
    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)
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