Seehund

 

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15th century, alteration of Seelhund, explanatory compound from now obsolete Seel (“seal”) + Hund (“dog”). The first component seems to have been inherited from Middle High German sele, seleh, from Old High German selah, from Proto-Germanic *selhaz (“seal”). For natural reasons it was a rare word, however, and was later reinforced by cognate Middle Low German sēl, also sēlhunt. Cognate with English seal, North Frisian selich, seel, Danish sæl. Ultimately reinterpreted as See (“sea”) +‎ Hund (“dog”); compare the same in Dutch zeehond.

• IPA^(key): [ˈzeːˌhʊnt]

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Seehund m (strong, genitive Seehunds or Seehundes, plural Seehunde, diminutive Seehündchen n, feminine Seehündin)

1. common seal, harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)

   Hypernym: Robbe

2. (loosely) any seal

   Synonym: Robbe

• → Hebrew: כלב ים (kélev-yam) (calque)

• Seelöwe m
• Walross n

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