Rentier

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

• 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

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

1. reindeer

Borrowed from French rentier.

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

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• IPA^(key): /rɛnˈtjeː/, [ʁɛnˈtjeː]

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• Hyphenation: Ren‧tier

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)

• Rente
• Rentner

• 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.