Jagdhund

German

Etymology

From Middle High German jagdhunt, jagethunt. Also attested as Middle High German jagehunt, jaghunt, and Old High German jagahund, jagahunt. Equivalent to Jagd +‎ Hund.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjaːktˌhʊnt/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Jagd‧hund

Noun

Jagdhund m (strong, genitive Jagdhundes or Jagdhunds, plural Jagdhunde)

1. (hunting) hound, hunting dog

Declension

Declension of Jagdhund [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Jagdhund	die	Jagdhunde
genitive	eines	des	Jagdhundes, Jagdhunds	der	Jagdhunde
dative	einem	dem	Jagdhund, Jagdhunde1	den	Jagdhunden
accusative	einen	den	Jagdhund	die	Jagdhunde

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Jagdhund” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Jagdhund” in Duden online
• “Jagdhund” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Jagdhund” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.