Höllenhund

German

Etymology

Hölle + -n- + Hund

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhœlənhʊnt/

Noun

Höllenhund m (strong, genitive Höllenhundes or Höllenhunds, plural Höllenhunde)

  1. (mythology) hellhound
    Coordinate term: Zerberus
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 628; republished as H. T. Lowe-Porter, transl., 1927:
      Er stürzt. Nein, er hat sich platt hingeworfen, da ein Höllenhund anheult, ein großes Brisanzgeschoß, ein ekelhafter Zuckerhut des Abgrunds.
      He stumbles. No, he has flung himself down, a hell-hound is coming howling, a huge explosive shell, a disgusting sugar-loaf from the infernal regions.

Declension

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.