Dachshund

== English == === Noun === Dachshund (plural Dachshunds or (obsolete) Dachshunde) Alternative letter-case form of dachshund. == German == === Etymology === 15th c., from Dachs (“badger”) +‎ Hund (“dog”), because the breed was used for hunting badgers. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdaks.hʊnt/ === Noun === Dachshund m (strong, genitive Dachshundes or Dachshunds, plural Dachshunde, feminine Dachshündin) (archaic) dachshund (sausage dog, wiener dog) (archaic, loosely) a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset hound ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Dackel (usual) Teckel (specialist) ==== Related terms ==== Dachswelpe ==== Descendants ==== → English: dachshund → Irish: broc-chú (calque) → Manx: coo brock (calque) → Russian: та́кса (táksa) ==== See also ==== (basset hound): Basset Hound === Further reading === “Dachshund” in Duden online “Dachshund”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)