hound
English
/haʊnd/
noun
Definitions
- A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.
- Any canine animal.
- (by extension) Someone who seeks something.
- (by extension) A male who constantly seeks the company of desirable women.
- A despicable person.
- A houndfish.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English hound inherited from Old English hund (hundred, dog) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hundaz (dog) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (dog, hound).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ḱwṓ
Gloss
dog, hound
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
犬, 狗
Emoji
🐕🦺 🐩 🐶 🐺
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Otterhound English
- Procyon English
- bear English
- bearhound English
- berry English
- bitch English
- bitch hound English
- blood English
- bloodhound English
- bloodhounding English
- bloodhoundish English
- boar English
- boarhound English
- book English
- bookhound English
- booze English
- boozehound English
- buck English
- buckhound English
- chow English
- chowhound English
- coon English
- coonhound English
- cyno- English
- cynodont English
- cynomolgus English
- dachshund English
- deer English
- deerhound English
- drag English
- draghound English
- elk English
- elkhound English
- fish English
- fox English
- foxhound English
- gaze English
- gazehound English
- gore English
- gorehound English
- gray English
- grayhound English
- hare English
- harehound English
- heck English
- heckhound English
- hell English
- hellhound English
- hounder English
- houndest English
- houndeth English
- houndfish English
- hounding English
- houndish English
- houndlike English
- houndling English
- houndly English
- houndsberry English
- houndsman English
- houndstooth English
- houndy English
- lens English
- lenshound English
- lyam English
- lyam-hound English
- mink English
- minkhound English
- news English
- newshound English
- nurse English
- nursehound English
- otter English
- powder English
- powderhound English
- rockhounding English
- scent English
- scenthound English
- sight English
- sighthound English
- sin English
- sinhound English
- sleuthhound English
- smut English
- smuthound English
- stag English
- staghound English
- swine English
- swinehound English
- tooth English
- whore English
- whorehound English
- wolf English
- wolfhound English
- hunttu Finnish
- canem, canis Latin
- canis Latin
- cynocephalus Latin
- Īnsula Canāria Latin
- Apportierhund German
- Bluthund German
- Dachshund German
- Flughund German
- Haushund German
- Hirtenhund German
- Hund German
- Hundeblick German
- Hundefutter German
- Hundeführer German
- Hundehalter German
- Hundehütte German
- Hundejahr German
- Hundeleben German
- Hundeleine German
- Hundepfeife German
- Hundepflaume German
- Hundesohn German
- Hundsfott German
- Hundspflaume German
- Hundsrobbe German
- Hundstage German
- Hündchen German
- Hündin German
- Hütehund German
- Jagdhund German
- Kampfhund German
- Kettenhund German
- Mähnenhund German
- Nachbarshund German
- Polizeihund German
- Pudelhund German
- Schoßhund German
- Schweinehund German
- Schweißhund German
- Schäferhund German
- Seehund German
- Wasserhund German
- hundeartig German
- hundekalt German
- hundemüde German
- hundsgemein German
- hundsmüde German
- hündisch German
- cinorrodo Italian
- bandhond Dutch, Flemish
- blindengeleidehond Dutch, Flemish
- bloedhond Dutch, Flemish
- bulhond Dutch, Flemish
- dashond Dutch, Flemish
- geleidehond Dutch, Flemish
- herdershond Dutch, Flemish
- hond Dutch, Flemish
- hondachtig Dutch, Flemish
- hondehok Dutch, Flemish
- hondenbaan Dutch, Flemish
- hondenbrok Dutch, Flemish
- hondengevecht Dutch, Flemish
- hondenhok Dutch, Flemish
- hondenkot Dutch, Flemish
- hondenleven Dutch, Flemish
- hondenlijn Dutch, Flemish
- hondenlul Dutch, Flemish
- hondenmoeder Dutch, Flemish
- hondenpoep Dutch, Flemish
- hondenras Dutch, Flemish
- hondenslee Dutch, Flemish
- hondenstront Dutch, Flemish
- hondenwacht Dutch, Flemish
- hondenweer Dutch, Flemish
- honds Dutch, Flemish
- hondsbrutaal Dutch, Flemish
- hondsdagen Dutch, Flemish
- hondsdol Dutch, Flemish
- hondsdolheid Dutch, Flemish
- hondshaai Dutch, Flemish
- hondsmoe Dutch, Flemish
- hondstrouw Dutch, Flemish
- hondsvot Dutch, Flemish
- hulphond Dutch, Flemish
- hyenahond Dutch, Flemish
- jachthond Dutch, Flemish
- keeshond Dutch, Flemish
- kettinghond Dutch, Flemish
- lepelhond Dutch, Flemish
- melkboerenhond Dutch, Flemish
- melkboerenhondenhaar Dutch, Flemish
- mopshond Dutch, Flemish
- muishond Dutch, Flemish
- politiehond Dutch, Flemish
- prairiehond Dutch, Flemish
- rashond Dutch, Flemish
- schaapshond Dutch, Flemish
- schoothond Dutch, Flemish
- sledehond Dutch, Flemish
- smoushond Dutch, Flemish
- snuffelhond Dutch, Flemish
- straathond Dutch, Flemish
- vechthond Dutch, Flemish
- waakhond Dutch, Flemish
- waterhond Dutch, Flemish
- windhond Dutch, Flemish
- wolfshond Dutch, Flemish
- zeehond Dutch, Flemish
- zwerfhond Dutch, Flemish
- cynorhodon French
- сука Russian
- Κυνικός Ancient Greek
- κυνοκέφαλος Ancient Greek
- κυνοῦχος Ancient Greek
- κυνόγλωσσον Ancient Greek
- κυνόμυια Ancient Greek
- κυνόσβατος Ancient Greek
- κύων Ancient Greek
- ἀπόκυνον Ancient Greek
- *h₂ébōl Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱwen- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱwn̥tós Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱwṓ Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱwṓ- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱʷn̥tós Proto-Indo-European
- førerhund Norwegian Bokmål
- hund Norwegian Bokmål
- hundeeier Norwegian Bokmål
- hundeliv Norwegian Bokmål
- hundemat Norwegian Bokmål
- hundeskål Norwegian Bokmål
- hundespann Norwegian Bokmål
- lundehund Norwegian Bokmål
- vannhund Norwegian Bokmål
- *hundaz Proto-Germanic
- *hundą Proto-Germanic
- Hundstjärnan Swedish
- hund Swedish
- hundkäx Swedish
- hundkött Swedish
- hundskatt Swedish
- hundtunga Swedish
- varghund Swedish
- vattenhund Swedish
- førarhund Norwegian Nynorsk
- hund Norwegian Nynorsk
- hundeeigar Norwegian Nynorsk
- hundeliv Norwegian Nynorsk
- hundemat Norwegian Nynorsk
- hunderase Norwegian Nynorsk
- hundeskål Norwegian Nynorsk
- hundespann Norwegian Nynorsk
- lundehund Norwegian Nynorsk
- mårhund Norwegian Nynorsk
- hund Old English
- hunden Old English
- hundfeald Old English
- hundlic Old English
- roþhund Old English
- श्वन् Sanskrit
- *deerhound Middle English
- blodhound Middle English
- hound Middle English
- hound fysch Middle English
- hounden Middle English
- houndesberye Middle English
- houndestonge Middle English
- houndisch Middle English
- houndly Middle English
- hund Middle English
- hundr Old Norse
- Hundestjernen Danish
- fårehund Danish
- hund Danish
- hundebestand Danish
- hundefoder Danish
- hundegalskab Danish
- hundehalsbånd Danish
- hundeklo Danish
- hundemad Danish
- hundesnor Danish
- vandhund Danish
- *sǫka Proto-Slavic
- fjárhundur Icelandic
- hundafangari Icelandic
- hundasúra Icelandic
- hundshaus Icelandic
- hundur Icelandic
- գայլաշուն Armenian
- ծովաշուն Armenian
- շնագայլ Armenian
- շնաձուկ Armenian
- շնավարդ Armenian
- շնդեղ Armenian
- շուն Armenian
- ջրշուն Armenian
- hont Middle Dutch
- hund Old High German
- hunt Old High German
- cyno- Translingual
- suns Latvian
- շուն Old Armenian
- hond Afrikaans
- hundur Faroese
- seyðahundur Faroese
- hunt Middle High German
- Hond Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Wuechthond Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍃 Gothic
- *hund gmw-pro
- hunt Old Dutch
- *kū Proto-Celtic
- hunt Middle Low German
- san Pali
- soṇa Pali
- suvāna Pali
- *ćwā́ Proto-Indo-Iranian
- hund Old Saxon
- Hund Alemannic German
- hun Alemannic German
- hund Alemannic German
- hunn Alemannic German
- hònn Alemannic German
- hunder Old Swedish
- *kō Proto-Italic
- *śwā́ Proto-Indo-Aryan
- hûn Western Frisian
- seehûn Western Frisian
- сꙋка Old East Slavic
- hund Old Frisian
- *ś(w)ō Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *śun-, *śwō Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *śwō Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *šuo Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *cwā́ Proto-Iranian
- hunt Mòcheno
- ku Tocharian B
- सुणो Konkani
- 𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬥 Avestan
- 𒆪𒉿𒀸 Hittite
- *ku Proto-Tocharian
- sunnis Old Prussian
- ہوٗن Kashmiri
- κούε Tsakonian
- κινούβοιλα Dacian
- se Kurdish
- elk
- sin
- fox
- gray
- chow
- lens
- stag
- boar
- gore
- wolf
- gaze
- deer
- news
- coon
- mink
- fish
- lyam
- hell
- hare
- book
- heck
- drag
- smut
- buck
- bear
- bitch
- cyno-
- whore
- otter
- scent
- booze
- blood
- swine
- tooth
- berry
- sight
- nurse
- houndy
- powder
- Procyon
- hounder
- houndly
- houndish
- sinhound
- elkhound
- foxhound
- cynodont
- houndest
- houndeth
- hounding
- draghound
- minkhound
- dachshund
- coonhound
- wolfhound
- bookhound
- heckhound
- newshound
- smuthound
- houndlike
- houndfish
- gazehound
- grayhound
- bearhound
- chowhound
- houndling
- hellhound
- staghound
- boarhound
- houndsman
- harehound
- buckhound
- deerhound
- gorehound
- lenshound
- lyam-hound
- Otterhound
- sighthound
- whorehound
- swinehound
- scenthound
- boozehound
- cynomolgus
- nursehound
- bloodhound
- bitch hound
- houndsberry
- sleuthhound
- powderhound
- houndstooth
- rockhounding
- bloodhounding
- bloodhoundish