Ren

Concepts

reindeer

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caribou

deer

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roe deer

Synonyms

Rentier

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Karibu

Renntier

Rentiere

Caribou

Hirsch

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Rene

Translations

rendier

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renna

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renne

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reno

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rena

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τάρανδος

caribú

ren

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caribou

caribù

Rangifer tarandus

ren geyiği

Cervus tarandus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʁeːn/

Etymology

Cognate with Swedish: ren

Cognate with Danish: ren

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk: rein

Cognate with English: reindeer

Borrowed from Latin: rēn

In summary

From Early Modern German reen, ultimately from Old Norse hreinn (compare Swedish ren, Danish ren, Norwegian Nynorsk rein), from Proto-Germanic *hrainaz, most likely from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“head, top; horn”) as in “horned animal”, thus distantly related to Hirsch, Hornisse, Rind as well as Hirn, Horn. The compound Rentier (corresponding to English reindeer) is more commonly used.