greyhound

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• /ˈɡɹeɪhaʊnd/
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From Old English grīġhund, from a cognate or borrowing of Old Norse grøy (“bitch”) (whence Icelandic grey, thus not related to the colour grey) plus hund (“hound”). Altered by folk etymology to appear to be grey + hound.

52 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: zagar — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Albanian: çap — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Albanian: langua — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Bulgarian: хрътка (hrǎtka) — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Catalan: llebrer — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Chinese Mandarin: 灰獵犬 /灰猎犬 (huīlièquǎn) — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Chinese Mandarin: 灰狗 (huīgǒu) — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Chinese Mandarin: 靈𤟥 /灵𤟥 (língtí) — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Czech: anglický chrt — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Dutch: windhond — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Esperanto: leporhundo — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Finnish: englanninvinttikoira — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Finnish: greyhound — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• French: lévrier — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• French: levrette — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• German: Windhund — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• German: Windhundrüde — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• German: Windhündin — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• German: Windhundwelpe — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Irish: cú — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Italian: levriero — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Italian: levriere — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Japanese: グレーハウンド (gurēhaundo) — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Japanese: グレイハウンド (gureihaundo) — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Central Kurdish: تاجی (tacî) — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Central Kurdish: تانجی (tancî) — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Northern Kurdish: tajî — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Latvian: kurts — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Malay: anjing greyhound — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Manx: coo glass — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Manx: coo liauyr — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Navajo: łééchąąłgaii — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Occitan: lebreta — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Occitan: lebrièr — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Old English: grīġhund — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Polish: chart — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Portuguese: galgo — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Russian: борза́я (borzája) — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Russian: грейха́унд (grɛjxáund) — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Scottish Gaelic: mial-chù — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Scottish Gaelic: cù-gorm — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Slovak: chrt — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Lower Sorbian: chart — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Spanish: galgo — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Tagalog: galgo — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Turkish: tazı — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Ottoman Turkish: تازی (tazı) — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Ukrainian: хорт (xort) — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Unami: ahtuxàm — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Volapük: lievadog — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Welsh: milgi — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing
• Welsh: miliast — lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing