reindeer

Senso (Inglese)

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

Concetti

renna

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caribù

caribú

rangifer

Rangifer tarandus

sinonimi

caribou

Rangifer tarandus

Greenland caribou

deer

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rein

roe deer

stag

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rangifer

cervine

hart

Traduzioni

renne

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Rentier

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reno

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Ren

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rendier

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rena

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τάρανδος

ren

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caribú

caribou

rangífer

rangífero

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rangífero

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Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈɹeɪndɪə/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: reyndere

Affine olandese: rendier

Affine tedesco: Renntier

Affine svedese: rendjur

Affine danese: rensdyr

Affine inglese antico: 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.