Rentier

See also: rentier and rentiér

German

Etymology 1

17th century, from Ren (“reindeer”) +‎ Tier (“animal”), following Danish rensdyr, Swedish rendjur, from Old Norse hreindýri.

Pronunciation

• 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

Rentier n (strong, genitive Rentiers or Rentieres, plural Rentiere)

1. reindeer

Declension

Declension of Rentier [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Rentier	die	Rentiere
genitive	eines	des	Rentiers, Rentieres	der	Rentiere
dative	einem	dem	Rentier, Rentiere1	den	Rentieren
accusative	ein	das	Rentier	die	Rentiere

¹Now rare, see notes.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French rentier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rãˈtjeː/, [ʁãˈtjeː], [ʁaŋ-], [ʁɔ̃-], [ʁɔŋ-]

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• IPA^(key): /rɛnˈtjeː/, [ʁɛnˈtjeː]

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• Hyphenation: Ren‧tier

Noun

Rentier m (strong, genitive Rentiers, plural Rentiers, feminine Rentière)

1. rentier (individual who receives an income, usually interest, rent, dividends, capital gains, or profits from his or her assets and investments)

Declension

Declension of Rentier [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Rentier	die	Rentiers
genitive	eines	des	Rentiers	der	Rentiers
dative	einem	dem	Rentier	den	Rentiers
accusative	einen	den	Rentier	die	Rentiers

Related terms

• Rente
• Rentner

Further reading

• 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.