Rentier

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See also: rentier and rentiér

German

Etymology 1

17th century, from Ren (“reindeer”) +‎ Tier (“animal”), following Danish rensdyr, Swedish rendjur, from Old Norse hreindýri.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈreːnˌtiːr/,
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  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛnˌtiːr/, (archaic or regional)
  • Hyphenation: Ren‧tier

Noun

Rentier n (strong, genitive Rentiers or Rentieres, plural Rentiere)

  1. reindeer
Declension
Declension of Rentier
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Rentier die Rentiere
genitive eines des Rentiers, Rentieres der Rentiere
dative einem dem Rentier, Rentiere1 den Rentieren
accusative ein das Rentier die Rentiere

1Now rare, see notes.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French rentier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rãˈtjeː/, , , ,
  • IPA(key): /rɛnˈtjeː/,
  • Hyphenation: Ren‧tier

Noun

Rentier m (strong, genitive Rentiers, plural Rentiers, feminine Rentière)

  1. rentier (individual who receives an income, usually interest, rent, dividends, capital gains, or profits from his or her assets and investments)
Declension
Declension of Rentier
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Rentier die Rentiers
genitive eines des Rentiers der Rentiers
dative einem dem Rentier den Rentiers
accusative einen den Rentier die Rentiers

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