reinrassig
German
editEtymology
editrein (“pure”) + rassig (“racial”), from Rasse (“race, breed”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈʁaɪ̯nˌʁasɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /-ˌʁasɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: rein‧ras‧sig
Adjective
editreinrassig (strong nominative masculine singular reinrassiger, not comparable)
- (zoology) purebred, pedigreed, thoroughbred
- (Nazism, historical) able to trace Aryan ancestry back at least four generations, according to the racial policy of Nazi Germany
Declension
editPositive forms of reinrassig (uncomparable)
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “reinrassig” in Duden online
- “reinrassig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- dict.cc - reinrassig: The Deutsch-Englisch-Wörterbuch translates the term to purebred, pedigreed, and thoroughbred