reindeer
Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number…Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number of subspecies.
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Meaning
2 senses(plural)Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number of subspecies.
Santa Claus' sleigh is supposedly pulled by nine reindeer
Ren, Rentier
се́верный оле́ньsévernyj olénʹ, кари́буkaríbu
півні́чний оле́ньpivníčnyj olénʹ
(plural)Any species, subspecies, ecotype, or other scientific grouping of such animals.
- Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called ‘reindeer’ in Eurasia and ‘caribou’ in North America
Examples
35 sentencesHave you ever seen a reindeer?
Santa's sleigh is pulled by flying reindeer.
Santa Claus has many reindeer.
Санта Клаус має багато оленів.
deDer Weihnachtsmann hat viele Rentiere.
Who owns these reindeer?
Чиї це північні олені?
ruЧьи это олени?
Tom wore a Christmas sweater with embroidered reindeer.
ruТом носил рождественский свитер с оленями.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English reyndere, reynder, rayne-dere, from Old Norse hreindýri (“reindeer”),From Middle English reyndere, reynder, rayne-dere, from Old Norse hreindýri (“reindeer”), from hreinn (“reindeer”) + dýr (“animal”). Compare Dutch rendier (“reindeer”), German Rentier (“reindeer”), Swedish rendjur (“reindeer”), Danish rensdyr (“reindeer”) and French renne (“reindeer”). Related also to displaced Old English hrān (“reindeer”). Unrelated to rein.
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Forms
plural: reindeer / reindeersSynonyms
3 synonyms- Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called ‘reindeer’ in Eurasia and ‘caribou’ in North America:caribouGreenland caribouRangifer tarandus
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular