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The German word for dog is
Hund





dog

Gender

The gender of Hund is masculine. E.g. der Hund.

Plural

The plural of Hund is Hunde.

German Definition


dog
     Substantiv:
     [1] spr=en, Zoologie: fleischfressendes Säugetier der Gattung Canis
     [2] männlicher Hund [1]
          [1] The dog barked all night.
            Der Hund bellte die ganze Nacht.



Translations for dog and their definitions

Hundpronunciation
     n. dog, hound
     n. (pejorative) scoundrel; dog (mean or morally reprehensible person)
          ein gemeiner Hund - a mean dog
     n. A board with casters used to transport heavy objects.


Schuft
     n. scoundrel, villain
     v. second-person plural preterite of schaffen
     v. second-person singular imperative of schuften


jagen
     v. to hunt (game)
     v. to chase, chase after (to follow at speed)
     v. (indtr, durch, in) to thrust, pierce
          jemandem eine Kugel durchs Herz jagen - to thrust a bullet through someone's heart
     v. to rush, hustle
          ux, Franz jagt im komplett verfahrlosten Taxi quer durch Bayern., Franz rushes all across Bavaria in a completely dilapidated taxi.


Rüde
     n. male dog (male dog, wolf or fox, as opposed to a bitch (often attributive), also used for certain other mammals)
     n. (hunting) hound, foxhound
     adj. rude, harsh


Schurke
     n. (elevated) villain, scoundrel


Verfolgen
     n. gerund of verfolgen
     v. to pursue, to follow, to hunt
          Wir werden von einem Monster verfolgt. - We're being chased by a monster.
     v. to persecute
     v. to trace
     v. to haunt


Plagen
     n. plural of Plage
     v. to plague



Hetzen
     n. plural of Hetze
     v. to chase; to pursue
          Die Hunde hetzen die Hasen. - The hounds chase the hares.
     v. (indtr, auf) to sic, to set upon (of dogs etc.)
          Die Jäger hetzen ihre Hunde auf die Hasen. - The hunters sic their dogs on the hares.
     v. to agitate (+preo, gegen)
          Die Partei hetzt gegen Ausländer. - The party agitates against foreigners.
     v. to be in a hurry, to hustle


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