bandhund

Swedish

Etymology

band +‎ hund. Attested since 1582. Compare Danish lænkehund, German Kettenhund.

Noun

bandhund c

  1. bandog (dog that has been tied up)
  2. (figurative) quarrelsome person
    skälla som en bandhund
    quarrel furiously
    (literally, “bark like a bandog”)

Declension
Declension of bandhund 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bandhund bandhunden bandhundar bandhundarna
Genitive bandhunds bandhundens bandhundars bandhundarnas

References
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