kamphund
Swedish
Etymology
From kamp (“fight”) + hund (“dog”).
Noun
kamphund c
- an attack dog used in dogfighting
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) a dog of a breed historically used in dogfighting (or with admixture of such breeds), like a pit bull terrier
- Kunde han inte skaffat en golden retriever eller nåt istället för en jäkla kamphund?
- Couldn't he have gotten a Golden Retriever or something instead of a bloody fighting dog?
Usage notes
Sometimes more generally about dogs thought to be scary.
Declension
| Declension of kamphund | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kamphund | kamphunden | kamphundar | kamphundarna |
| Genitive | kamphunds | kamphundens | kamphundars | kamphundarnas |
References
- kamphund in Svensk ordbok (SO)