Hundsfott

German

Etymology

    Hund +‎ -s- and a fossilized dialectal form of Fotze; a standard insult with fixed fine in the middle range during the Early Modern Age.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈhʊnt͡sˌfɔt/
    • Hyphenation: Hunds‧fott
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Hundsfott m (strong, genitive Hundsfotts or Hundsfottes, plural Hundsfötter or Hundsfotte)

    1. scoundrel

    Declension

    Declension of Hundsfott [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Hundsfott die Hundsfötter, Hundsfotte
    genitive eines des Hundsfotts, Hundsfottes der Hundsfötter, Hundsfotte
    dative einem dem Hundsfott, Hundsfotte1 den Hundsföttern, Hundsfotten
    accusative einen den Hundsfott die Hundsfötter, Hundsfotte

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Derived terms

    • hundsföttisch

    Descendants

    • → Hungarian: huncut
    • → Dutch: hondsvot
    • → Polish: huncwot
    • → Slovak: huncút

    Further reading

    • “Hundsfott” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
    • “Hundsfott” in Duden online
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