Faroese

seyðahundur - sheepdog

Noun

hundur m (genitive singular hunds, plural hundar)

1. dog

Declension

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱʷn̥tós, from *ḱwṓ ‎(“dog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʏntʏr/ ()

  Rhymes: -ʏntʏr

Noun

hundur m ‎(genitive singular hunds, nominative plural hundar)

1. a dog

   Hundurinn dinglaði rófunni.

   The dog wagged its tail.

   Hundurinn lagði niður rófuna.

   The dog put his tail between his legs.

   Að siga hundi á einhvern.

   To sick a dog on somebody.

Declension

Derived terms

See also

• kjölturakki (a lap dog, a pet)
• rakki
• rófa (tail)
• skott (tail)
• urra (to growl)
• ýlfur (the howling of a dog or wolf)

Synonyms

• (dog): (especially one that is not purebred) rakki, seppi