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Webster 1913 Edition
Dachshund
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Dachs′hundˊ
(däks′hṳntˊ)
, Noun.
[G., from
dachs
badger + hund
dog.] (Zool.)
One of a breed of small dogs with short crooked legs, and long body; – called also
badger dog
. There are two kinds, the rough-haired and the smooth-haired. Definition 2024
Dachshund
Dachshund
See also: dachshund
German
Noun
Dachshund m (genitive Dachshundes or Dachshunds, plural Dachshunde)
Declension
Declension of Dachshund
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Dachshund | die | Dachshunde |
| genitive | eines | des | Dachshundes, Dachshunds |
der | Dachshunde |
| dative | einem | dem | Dachshund, Dachshunde1 |
den | Dachshunden |
| accusative | einen | den | Dachshund | die | Dachshunde |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Synonyms
- (dachshund): Dackel, Teckel
Related terms
dachshund
dachshund
See also: Dachshund
English
A dachshund
Noun
dachshund (plural dachshunds)
- A certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including miniature, long-haired, and short-haired varieties.
- 1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, “chapter XVI”, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, OCLC 1227855:\
- Say what you will of dachshunds, their peculiar shape makes them the easiest breed of dog to trip over in existence.
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Translations
breed of dog
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Synonyms
See also
- chondrodystrophic
- dwarf
- degenerative disk disease