Rottweiler

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English

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Rottweiler.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rottweiler, from German Rottweil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɒtvaɪlə(ɹ)/, /ˈɹɒtwaɪlə(ɹ)/

Noun

Rottweiler (plural Rottweilers)

  1. A very large muscular breed of dog of German origin with black fur and tanned markings.

Translations

German

Etymology

Rottweil +‎ -er

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɔtvaɪ̯lɐ/
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Noun

Rottweiler m (strong, genitive Rottweilers, plural Rottweiler, feminine Rottweilerin)

  1. a man from the city of Rottweil
  2. Rottweiler (dog breed)

Declension

Adjective

Rottweiler (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Rottweil

Usage notes

  • Words like this are considered indeclinable adjectives, as noted by Duden, DWDS and other modern German references, but are capitalized because they originated as genitive plurals of substantives. See -er for more.