Schweinehund

German

Alternative forms

Schweinhund

Etymology

From Schweine +‎ Hund, literally “pig dog”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃvaɪ̯nəhʊnt/
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Noun

Schweinehund m (strong, genitive Schweinehundes or Schweinehunds, plural Schweinehunde, diminutive Schweinehündchen n)

(literally) the working dog of a swine-herd
(derogatory) bastard

Declension

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Derived terms

innerer Schweinehund

Descendants

→ English: pig dog (calque)
→ Russian: свинособа́ка (svinosobáka) (calque)
→ Ukrainian: свинособа́ка (svynosobáka) (calque)

Further reading

“Schweinehund” in Duden online

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