Rüde

See also: rude, ruede, Rude, and rüde

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rüde, rüd, from Old High German rudio. Cognate to Dutch reu, probably also to Low German Rühe (“dog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁyːdə/

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Noun

Rüde m (genitive Rüden, plural Rüden)

1. dog (male dog, wolf or fox, as opposed to a bitch (often attributive), also used for certain other mammals)

Synonyms

• (male dog) Hundemännchen, Hunderüde, Hundsrüde, männlicher Hund
• (male fox) Fuchsmännchen, Fuchsrüde, männlicher Fuchs
• (male wolf) Wolfsmännchen, Wolfsrüde, männlicher Wolf
• (male ferret) Frettchenmännchen, Frettchenrüde, männliches Frettchen

Coordinate terms

• (male dog) Hundeweibchen, Hündin, weiblicher Hund, (Upper German) Zaupe

Derived terms

• Dackelrüde
• Deckrüde
• Fuchsrüde
• Hunderüde
• Hundsrüde
• Saurüde
• Schäferhunderüde
• Schäferrüde
• Teckelrüde
• Wolfsrüde
• Zuchtrüde

 

See also

• Dackelhündin
• Männchen
• Schäferhündin
• Weibchen

Further reading

• “Rüde” in Duden online