Definition
A fossil, specifically a fossil shark tooth or similar object, once thought by people to be stones with magical or medicinal properties related to dogs.
Etymology
From 'dog' + 'stone,' based on medieval and early modern beliefs that certain stones had properties related to dogs—they might protect dogs, cure dog bites, or represent petrified dog parts. This reflects pre-scientific understanding of fossils.
Kelly Says
Before we understood fossils, people created entire mythologies around them—'dogstones' were believed to prevent dog bites or protect dogs in dangerous situations, and this folk belief persisted for centuries across Europe despite being scientifically baseless.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ እንቁላል
in-ssa en-k-u-lal
ARالعربية
حجر الكلب
ḥajar al-kalb
BNবাংলা
কুকুরের পাথর
ku-kur-er pa-ther
CACatalà
pedra de gos
peh-dra deh gos
CSČeština
kamínek psa
ka-mi-nek p-sah
DADansk
hundesten
hoond-es-ten
DEDeutsch
Hundestein
hoond-shtain
ELΕλληνικά
πέτρα σκύλου
peh-trah skoo-loo
ESEspañol
piedra de perro
pee-eh-dra deh peh-roh
FISuomi
koiranluki
koi-ran-lu-ki
FRFrançais
pierre de chien
pee-ehr deh shee-ahn
GUGU
કુતરાનો રોક
koo-ta-ra-no ro-k
HAHA
gidan kifi
gee-dan kee-fee
HEעברית
אבן כלב
e-ven k-lav
HIहिन्दी
कुत्ते का पत्थर
kut-te ka pat-thar
HUMagyar
kutya kő
koo-tyah keh
IDBahasa Indonesia
batu anjing
ba-tu an-jing
IGIG
ọkpụrụ ụzọ
oh-koo-roo oo-zo
ITItaliano
pietra di cane
pee-eh-tra dee kah-neh
KKKK
иткөй тас
it-koy tas
KMKM
ក្បាលសត្វ
k-b-al sat-v
MRMR
कुत्र्याचा कोळसा
koo-tryaa-cha ko-l-sa
MSBahasa Melayu
batu anjing
ba-tu an-jing
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်ရဲ့ ခွေး
kyun-tawr-y-eh k-whe
NLNederlands
hondenstein
hohn-steyn
NONorsk
hundestein
hoon-des-tein
PAPA
ਕੁੱਤੇ ਦਾ ਪੱਥਰ
kut-tay da pat-thar
PLPolski
kamień psa
kam-yen psah
PTPortuguês
pedra de cão
peh-druh deh sah-o
RORomână
piatră de câine
pee-ah-tr-ah deh kye-neh
RUРусский
камень собаки
kam-nyy so-ba-ki
SVSvenska
hundsten
hoond-sten
SWKiswahili
mawe ya mbwa
ma-weh ya m-bwa
TAதமிழ்
நாய்ப்பறை
nay-ppa-rai
TEతెలుగు
కేకు పొర
ke-ku po-ra
THไทย
หินสุนัข
hin sunakh
TLTL
bato ng aso
ba-to ng a-so
TRTürkçe
köpek taşı
ko-pek ta-shi
UKУкраїнська
камінь собаки
ka-mi-nyy so-ba-kyi
URاردو
کُتا کا پتھر
koo-ta ka pat-har
VITiếng Việt
đá chó
dah cho
YOYO
ọpọlọpọ ẹ̀kọ́
oh-po-lo-po eh-ko
ZUZU
ikhwala lomunye
ee-k-hwa-la lo-moo-nye