Definition
An alternative or archaic spelling of dachshund, a small dog breed with short legs and a long body, originally from Germany.
Etymology
From German 'Dachshund,' combining 'Dachs' (badger) and 'Hund' (dog). This spelling variant 'dachshound' represents an Anglicized attempt to spell out the pronunciation of the German word.
Kelly Says
The spelling 'dachshound' reveals how English speakers struggled to write down the unfamiliar German word—by breaking it into 'dachs' and 'hound,' it becomes phonetically clear but loses the original German structure, which is why modern English settled on 'dachshund' instead.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ዳክሽሁንድ
dak-sh-hund
ARالعربية
داشshund
da-sh-hund
BNবাংলা
ড্যাকশুন্ড
dak-shund
CACatalà
dàshund
da-shund
CSČeština
dachshund
dak-shund
DADansk
dachshund
dak-shund
ELΕλληνικά
νταξχουντ
dak-shund
FAفارسی
داکسهوند
dak-sho-nd
FISuomi
dachshund
dak-shund
GUGU
ડાચ્શુન્ડ
da-ch-shund
HEעברית
דאקסהונד
dak-sho-nd
HIहिन्दी
डैक्सहुंड
dak-shund
HUMagyar
dachshund
dak-shund
IDBahasa Indonesia
dachshund
dak-shund
ITItaliano
dachshund
dak-shund
JA日本語
ダックスフント
dakkusu-funto
MSBahasa Melayu
dachshund
dak-shund
MYမြန်မာ
ဒါချွန်
da-khyun
NLNederlands
dwergterrier
dwerg-ter-rier
NONorsk
dachshund
dak-shund
PLPolski
dachshund
dak-shund
RORomână
dachshund
dak-shund
SWKiswahili
dachshund
dak-shund
TAதமிழ்
டாச்ஷண்ட்
ta-sh-and
TEతెలుగు
డాచెశండ్
da-che-shand
THไทย
ดัชชุนด์
dak-shun-de
TRTürkçe
dachshund
dak-shund
UKУкраїнська
дахонд
da-khond
URاردو
ڈاکسہونڈ
dak-sho-nd
VITiếng Việt
dachshund
dak-shund