Unterhund

German

Etymology

From unter- +‎ Hund. At least in the sense “underdog” a calque of the English.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʊntɐˌhʊnt/

Noun

Unterhund m (strong, genitive Unterhundes or Unterhunds, plural Unterhunde)

  1. (usually humorous) Synonym of Underdog.
  2. (uncommon) subordinate, henchman

Declension
Declension of Unterhund [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Unterhund die Unterhunde
genitive eines des Unterhundes, Unterhunds der Unterhunde
dative einem dem Unterhund, Unterhunde1 den Unterhunden
accusative einen den Unterhund die Unterhunde

1Now rare, see notes.

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