Dachshund

See also: dachshund

German

Etymology

15th c., from Dachs (“badger”) +‎ Hund (“dog”), because the breed was used for hunting badgers.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaks.hʊnt/

• Audio:

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Noun

Dachshund m (strong, genitive Dachshundes or Dachshunds, plural Dachshunde, feminine Dachshündin)

1. (archaic) dachshund (sausage dog, wiener dog)
2. (archaic, loosely) a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset hound

Declension

Declension of Dachshund [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Dachshund	die	Dachshunde
genitive	eines	des	Dachshundes, Dachshunds	der	Dachshunde
dative	einem	dem	Dachshund, Dachshunde1	den	Dachshunden
accusative	einen	den	Dachshund	die	Dachshunde

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• Dackel (usual)
• Teckel (specialist)

Related terms

• Dachswelpe

Descendants

• → English: dachshund
• → Irish: broc-chú (calque)
• → Manx: coo brock (calque)
• → Russian: та́кса (táksa)

See also

• (basset hound): Basset Hound

Further reading

• “Dachshund” in Duden online
• “Dachshund” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache