dachshund
/ˈdɑːksˌhʊnd/US/ˈdɑksˌhʊnt/
dachshund noun: a certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including standard-sized, miniature (smooth-haired, long-haired, and short-haired) varieties.
Noun (1)
dachshund (plural dachshunds or (obsolete or used by German-speakers) dachshunde)
- A certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including standard-sized, miniature (smooth-haired, long-haired, and short-haired) varieties.
- Say what you will of dachshunds, their peculiar shape makes them the easiest breed of dog to trip over in existence.1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XVI, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC
- We had decided to take a small dog for the children and we chose a tan, short-haired, six-week-old male dachshund. We named him Fritz.2006, Ted Freeman, Doctor in Vanuatu, Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, →ISBN, page 35
- Synonyms:
- badger dog, doxy, sausage dog, wiener dog
Noun (2) capitalized: Dachshund
Dachshund (plural Dachshunds or (obsolete) Dachshunde)
- Alternative letter-case form of dachshund.
- For next the bull-dogs were the Dachshunde, with their short bow-legs, their flat little paws that can dig so quickly into the ground, and their long thin bodies and pointed noses. […] And the great mastiff, who hardly considered the Dachshund worthy of his notice before, begins to see some use in...1894 March 13, Harper’s Young People, volume XV, New York: Harper & Brothers, page 326
- IF we can believe our old, wise searchers or investigators, the Dachshund belonged to the oldest breed of dogs known in ancient times. […] Since the Sixteenth Century German literature speaks of the Dachshunde, although they are described differently at times, as, for instance, the “little earth...1907, G. A. Melbourne, Dogs, page 101
dachshund meaning in Malayalam and Thai
dachshund in Malayalam
- breed of dog
- ഡാഷ്ഹണ്ട് ḍāṣhaṇṭŭ
dachshund in Thai
- breed of dog
- แด็กซันด์ dàek-san
Synonyms of dachshund
Forms of dachshund
| plural | dachshunds |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Dachshund |
| alternative form | dachshunde |
| alternative form | dachshound |
| alternative form | dashhound |
| alternative form | dotson |
| alternative form | dotsin |
| alternative form | doxin |
| alternative form | doxxin |
| alternative form | doxen |
| alternative form | doxhund |
| alternative form | daxen |
| alternative form | dachel |
| alternative form | dexel |
| alternative form | techel |
| plural | Dachshunds |
| plural (obsolete) | dachshunde |
| plural (obsolete) | Dachshunde |
Origin of dachshund
From German Dachshund (literally “badger dog”), from German Dachs (“badger”) + Hund (“dog”).
Words formed from dachshund
Questions about dachshund
- What does dachshund mean?
- Dachshund means a certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including standard-sized, miniature (smooth-haired, long-haired, and short-haired) varieties.
- What is dachshund in Malayalam?
- Dachshund in Malayalam is ഡാഷ്ഹണ്ട് (ḍāṣhaṇṭŭ). See Dachshund meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is dachshund?
- Dachshund is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dachshund?
- Dachshund is pronounced /ˈdɑːksˌhʊnd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of dachshund?
- The plural of dachshund is dachshunds.
Words near dachshund in the dictionary
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