Rentier
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]17th century, from Ren (“reindeer”) + Tier (“animal”), following Danish rensdyr, Swedish rendjur, from Old Norse hreindýri.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈreːnˌtiːr/, [ˈʁeːnˌti(ː)ɐ̯]
Audio: (file)
- IPA(key): /ˈrɛnˌtiːr/, [ˈʁɛnˌti(ː)ɐ̯] (archaic or regional)
Audio: (file)
- Hyphenation: Ren‧tier
Noun
[edit]Rentier n (strong, genitive Rentiers or Rentieres, plural Rentiere)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Rentier [neuter, strong]
Etymology 2
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /rãˈtjeː/, [ʁãˈtjeː], [ʁaŋ-], [ʁɔ̃-], [ʁɔŋ-]
Audio: (file)
- IPA(key): /rɛnˈtjeː/, [ʁɛnˈtjeː]
Audio: (file)
- Hyphenation: Ren‧tier
Noun
[edit]Rentier m (strong, genitive Rentiers, plural Rentiers, feminine Rentière)
- rentier (individual who receives an income, usually interest, rent, dividends, capital gains, or profits from his or her assets and investments)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Rentier [masculine, strong]
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Rentier on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- (reindeer): “Rentier” in Duden online
- (rentier): “Rentier” in Duden online
- “Rentier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Rentier” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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