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dachshund en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɑtsɪn/ alternate
• /ˈdɑtʃəl/ alternate
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈdæk.sənd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈdɑk.sənd/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈdæksˌhʊnd/ (General-American)
• /ˈdɑtsən/ alternate
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈdæʃ.haʊ̯nd/ alternate
• /ˈdɑksən/ alternate
• /ˈdæʃ.ənd/ alternate
• /ˈdɑkshʊnd/ alternate
• /ˈdæksˌhʊnd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• däksʹ-ho͝ont' (General-American)
• /ˈdɑksˌhʊnt/ (General-American)
• /ˈtɛkəl/ alternate
• /ˈdɑːksˌhʊnd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈdɑksɪn/ alternate
• dăksʹ-ho͝ond' (General-American)
• /ˈdɛksəl/ alternate
• /ˈdæʃ.hʊnd/ alternate

Etymology

From German Dachshund (literally “badger dog”), from German Dachs (“badger”) + Hund (“dog”).

Meanings

1. A certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including standard-sized, miniature (smooth-haired, long-haired, and short-haired) varieties.
   • Say what you will of dachshunds, their peculiar shape makes them the easiest breed of dog to trip over in existence. 1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XVI, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:
   • We had decided to take a small dog for the children and we chose a tan, short-haired, six-week-old male dachshund. We named him Fritz. 2006, Ted Freeman, Doctor in Vanuatu, Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, →ISBN, page 35:

Forms

Deriveds

dachsie · dorgi

Relateds

dwarf · degenerative disc disease · chondrodystrophic · dassie

Synonyms

sausage dog · doxy · wiener dog · badger dog

Translations (80)

nb grevlinghund (breed of dog) · eo kolbasohundo (breed of dog) · uk та́кса (breed of dog) · cmn 達克斯獵犬 /达克斯猎犬 (breed of dog) · el ντάκσχουντ (breed of dog) · pt cão-salsicha m salsichinha (breed of dog) · ca dachshund (breed of dog) · nn grevlinghund (breed of dog) · nl dashond (breed of dog) · nn dachshund (breed of dog) · sv tax (breed of dog) · ga broc-chú (breed of dog) · nb dakshund (breed of dog) · fo gravhundur (breed of dog) · ja ダックスフント (breed of dog) · lv taksis (breed of dog) · ca teckel (breed of dog) · nn daks (breed of dog) · it bassotto (breed of dog) · cy brochgi (breed of dog) · nn omnsrøyrhund (breed of dog) · be та́кса (breed of dog) · tt такса (breed of dog) · pt bassê (breed of dog) · fr teckel (breed of dog) · sl jazbečar (breed of dog) · nb dachs (breed of dog) · es perro salchicha (breed of dog) · sh jazavičar (breed of dog) · fi mäyräkoira (breed of dog) · gl dachshund (breed of dog) · gv coo brock (breed of dog) · he תחש \ תַּחַשׁ (breed of dog) · pdt Dakshunt (breed of dog) · vo dafadog (breed of dog) · lb Dackel (breed of dog) · ro teckel (breed of dog) · nb ovnsrørhund (breed of dog) · nn omnsrørhund (breed of dog) · nn dakshund (breed of dog) · yi דאַכסהונט (breed of dog) · sk jazvečík (breed of dog) · is greifingjahundur (breed of dog) · hu dakszli (breed of dog) · cs jezevčík (breed of dog) · eo melhundo (breed of dog) · kk такса (breed of dog) · nb pølsehund (breed of dog) · tr dakhund (breed of dog) · yi טאַקסע (breed of dog) · gl teckel (breed of dog) · da gravhund (breed of dog) · sh јазавичар (breed of dog) · ru та́кса (breed of dog) · da grævlingehund (breed of dog) · ml ഡാഷ്ഹണ്ട് (breed of dog) · ko 닥스훈트 (breed of dog) · pt dachshund (breed of dog) · cic ofi' falaa' (breed of dog) · bg да́кел (breed of dog) · hsb dakl (breed of dog) · szl dakel (breed of dog) · hu tacskó (breed of dog) · csb jôpscownik (breed of dog) · de Teckel (breed of dog) · th แด็กซันด์ (breed of dog) · he דקל \ דָּקֶל (breed of dog) · de Dackel (breed of dog) · pl jamnik (breed of dog) · nn dachs (breed of dog) · nn pølsehund (breed of dog) · ka ტაქსა (breed of dog) · nb dachshund (breed of dog) · lt taksas (breed of dog) · de Dachshund (breed of dog) · nb daks (breed of dog) · kw broghki (breed of dog) · ca dackel (breed of dog) · nl teckel (breed of dog) · cmn 臘腸犬 /腊肠犬 (breed of dog)

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