rensdyr

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Danish[edit]

Rensdyr

Etymology[edit]

From ren (reindeer) +‎ dyr (animal, deer). Compare Norwegian reinsdyr, Swedish rendjur, Old Norse hreindýri (English reindeer and German Rentier are borrowed from Scandinavian).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /rɛnˀsdyːˀr/, [ˈʁanˀsˌd̥yɐ̯ˀ], [ˈʁɑnˀsˌd̥yɐ̯ˀ]

Noun[edit]

rensdyr n (singular definite rensdyret, plural indefinite rensdyr)

  1. reindeer, caribou (Rangifer tarandus')

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