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rangifer

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See also: Rangifer and rangífer

Latin

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Etymology

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Probably from Old French rangier (reindeer), from Old Norse hreindýri (reindeer), with the suffix remodeled to -ifer.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rangifer m (genitive rangiferī); second declension

  1. reindeer; caribou

Declension

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Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).

singular plural
nominative rangifer rangiferī
genitive rangiferī rangiferōrum
dative rangiferō rangiferīs
accusative rangiferum rangiferōs
ablative rangiferō rangiferīs
vocative rangifer rangiferī

Synonyms

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References

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  • rangifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • rangifer in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016