hondsdolheid

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˌɦɔntsˈdɔl.ɦɛi̯t/

noun
Definitions
  • rabies, a very contagious disease cause by species of Lyssavirus, spread from canines, including foxes), and certain other animals to humans

Etymology

Affix from Dutch, Flemish hond (dog, hound, cognate of hound, hond, canine) + Dutch, Flemish dolheid (madness, frenzy, craze).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

dolheid

Gloss

madness, frenzy, craze

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