"Unterhund" meaning in German

See Unterhund in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʊntɐˌhʊnt/
Etymology: From unter- + Hund. At least in the sense “underdog” a calque of the English. Etymology templates: {{prefix|de|unter-|Hund}} unter- + Hund, {{cal|de|en|-|notext=1}} English Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,e}} Unterhund m (strong, genitive Unterhundes or Unterhunds, plural Unterhunde) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,e}} Forms: Unterhundes [genitive], Unterhunds [genitive], Unterhunde [plural], strong [table-tags], Unterhund [nominative, singular], Unterhunde [definite, nominative, plural], Unterhundes [genitive, singular], Unterhunds [genitive, singular], Unterhunde [definite, genitive, plural], Unterhund [dative, singular], Unterhunde [dative, singular], Unterhunden [dative, definite, plural], Unterhund [accusative, singular], Unterhunde [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (usually humorous) synonym of Underdog Tags: humorous, masculine, strong, usually Synonyms: Underdog [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Unterhund-de-noun-DXn7R29N
  2. (uncommon) subordinate, henchman Tags: masculine, strong, uncommon
    Sense id: en-Unterhund-de-noun-LpdR4Kgz Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms prefixed with unter-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of German terms prefixed with unter-: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84
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