zeehond

Dutch
Een zeehond op het strand. — A seal on the beach.

Etymology

From Middle Dutch seehont. By surface analysis, zee (“sea”) +‎ hond (“hound, dog”).

Middle Dutch seehont, is possibly an alteration of seelhont (literally “seal-hound, seal-dog”), from seel (“seal”), from Proto-Germanic *selhaz. Compare Low German Saalhund (“seal”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzeːɦɔnt/
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  • Hyphenation: zee‧hond

Noun

zeehond m (plural zeehonden, diminutive zeehondje n)

  1. seal, any member of the family Phocidae
    Synonym: rob

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: seehond
  • → Indonesian: anjing laut (calque)

Further reading
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