Spürhund

German
Spürhund mit Polizistin.

Etymology

From spüren (“to track”) +‎ Hund (“dog”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʃpyːɐ̯ˌhʊnt]
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  • Hyphenation: Spür‧hund

Noun

Spürhund m (strong, genitive Spürhundes or Spürhunds, plural Spürhunde)

  1. tracker dog, sniffer dog, detection dog
    Synonym: Suchhund

Declension
Declension of Spürhund [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Spürhund die Spürhunde
genitive eines des Spürhundes, Spürhunds der Spürhunde
dative einem dem Spürhund, Spürhunde1 den Spürhunden
accusative einen den Spürhund die Spürhunde

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms
  • Suchtmittelspürhund

See also

References
  • “Spürhund” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Spürhund” in Duden online
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