hondsdagen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hontdage, from Latin diēs caniculārēs (“puppy days”), a Ancient Greek κυνάδες ἡμέραι (kunádes hēmérai, “dog days”). Equivalent to hond + -s- + dagen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɔntsˌdaː.ɣə(n)/
- Hyphenation: honds‧da‧gen
Noun
hondsdagen pl (plural only)
- dog days
Derived terms
- hondsdag