kamphund

Swedish

Etymology

From kamp (“fight”) +‎ hund (“dog”).

Noun

kamphund c

  1. an attack dog used in dogfighting
  2. (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) a dog of a breed historically used in dogfighting (or with admixture of such breeds), like a pit bull terrier
    Kunde han inte skaffat en golden retriever eller nåt istället för en jäkla kamphund?
    Couldn't he have gotten a Golden Retriever or something instead of a bloody fighting dog?

Usage notes

Sometimes more generally about dogs thought to be scary.

Declension

Declension of kamphund
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kamphund kamphunds
definite kamphunden kamphundens
plural indefinite kamphundar kamphundars
definite kamphundarna kamphundarnas

References

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