Windhund

Windhund

German

Etymology

From Wind (“wind”) +‎ Hund (“dog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪnthʊnt/

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Noun

Windhund m (genitive Windhunds or Windhundes, plural Windhunde)

1. (mammal) sighthound, gazehound
2. (US) greyhound
3. (derogatory) rake

Declension

Declension of Windhund

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Windhund	die	Windhunde
genitive	eines	des	Windhundes, Windhunds	der	Windhunde
dative	einem	dem	Windhund, Windhunde1	den	Windhunden
accusative	einen	den	Windhund	die	Windhunde

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading

• Windhund in Duden online