Saint Bernard

See also: saint-bernard

English

A Saint Bernard dog

Alternative forms

• St. Bernard

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsənt ˈbəɹnəd/,
• IPA^(key): /ˈseɪnt bəɹˈnɑɹd/

Etymology

The dogs were originally bred for rescue at the Great St Bernard Pass on the Italian-Swiss border, and Little St Bernard Pass in the Italian-French border, located close to one another.

Noun

Saint Bernard (plural Saint Bernards)

1. One of a breed of large dog, famous for rescuing people on mountains.

Translations

Saint Bernard breed of Dog

• Czech: bernardýn (cs) m
• Danish: sankt bernard c, Sankt Bernardhund, Skt. Bernardhund
• Finnish: bernhardilainen, bernhardinkoira
• French: saint-bernard (fr) m, chien du mont Saint-Bernard
• German: Bernhardiner (de) m, St. Bernhardshund
• Greek: σκύλος Αγίου Βερνάρδου m (skýlos Agíou Vernárdou)
• Hungarian: bernáthegyi (hu)
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• Irish: ailpíneach m1
• Lithuanian: senbernaras m
• Malay: Saint Bernard
• Portuguese: são-bernardo m, São Bernardo (pt) m, são bernardo m
• Russian: сенберна́р (ru) m (senbernár)
• Spanish: San Bernardo m or f