dachshund English · revision 1139

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈdæksˌhʊnd/, /ˈdæk.sənd/ ''(UK)''; /ˈdɑksˌhʊnt/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|de|Dachshund]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) [[af|de|Dachs|Hund|t1=badger|t2=dog]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) because the dogs were used to hunt badgers.^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) German ''Dachs'' comes from Old High German ''dahs'' and is the source of French ''taisson'' and Spanish ''tejón'';^(Etymonline) ''Hund'' is related to [[hound]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A German breed of short-legged, long-bodied dog used to draw badgers (1844 in Etymonline; about 1881 in Barnhart and the OED; 1882 in Merriam-Webster).^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1995)^(OED 1989)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Etymonline quotes an 1859 English account saying that the breed had recently been introduced into England, a few having been presented to the Queen from Saxony.^(Etymonline) The breed now has short-haired, long-haired and wire-haired varieties.^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 15th century – German ''Dachshund''.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1844 – first English use (Etymonline; about 1881 in Barnhart and the OED).^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1995)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A small [[dog]] of a breed developed in Germany for hunting [[badger|alt=badgers]], with a long body, very short legs and drooping ears.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[hound]]

+ * [[badger]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}