Rentier
German 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]
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- IPA(key): /ˈrɛnˌtiːr/, [ˈʁɛnˌti(ː)ɐ̯] (archaic or regional)
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- 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-]
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- IPA(key): /rɛnˈtjeː/, [ʁɛnˈtjeː]
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- 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.