hondenleven

From hond +‎ -en- +‎ leven, calque of German Hundeleben.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɔn.də(n)ˌleː.və(n)/

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• Hyphenation: hon‧den‧le‧ven

hondenleven n (plural hondenlevens, diminutive hondenleventje n)

1. a dog's life, a miserable life [from 19th c.]

• Afrikaans: hondelewe