reindeer

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (plural) Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number of subspecies.
2. (plural) Any species, subspecies, ecotype, or other scientific grouping of such animals.

Verb

To herd or farm reindeer

Concepts

renne

🦌

caribou

rangifer

rangifer tarandus

reindeer

renchier

caribou

rentier

Synonymes

caribou

Rangifer tarandus

Greenland caribou

deer

🦌

rein

roe deer

stag

🦌

rangifer

cervine

hart

Traductions

Rentier

🦌

renna

🦌

reno

🦌

Ren

🦌

rendier

🦌

rena

🦌

τάρανδος

ren

🦌

caribú

rangífer

rangífero

🦌

Karibu

rangífero

🦌

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɹeɪndɪə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: reyndere

Appartenant à néerlandais: rendier

Appartenant à allemand: Renntier

Appartenant à suédois: rendjur

Appartenant à danois: rensdyr

Appartenant à ancien anglais: hrān

In summary

From Middle English reyndere, reynder, rayne-dere, from Old Norse hreindýri (“reindeer”), from hreinn (“reindeer”) + dýr (“animal”). Compare Dutch rendier (“reindeer”), German Rentier (“reindeer”), Swedish rendjur (“reindeer”), Danish rensdyr (“reindeer”). Related also to displaced Old English hrān (“reindeer”). Unrelated to rein.