renifer

Kashubian

Renifer.

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish renifer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛˈɲi.fɛr/
• Rhymes: -ifɛr
• Syllabification: re‧ni‧fer

Noun

renifer m animal

1. reindeer (cervid of the genus Rangifer)

References

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “ren”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]

Polish

renifer

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rangifer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛˈɲi.fɛr/

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• Rhymes: -ifɛr
• Syllabification: re‧ni‧fer

Noun

renifer m animal (female equivalent reniferzyca, related adjective reniferowy)

1. caribou, reindeer (Arctic and Subarctic-dwelling deer)

   Synonyms: karibu, ren, renifer tundrowy

Declension

Declension of renifer

	singular	plural
nominative	renifer	renifery
genitive	renifera	reniferów
dative	reniferowi	reniferom
accusative	renifera	renifery
instrumental	reniferem	reniferami
locative	reniferze	reniferach
vocative	reniferze	renifery

Related terms

noun

• ren

 

Descendants

• → Kashubian: renifer

Further reading

• renifer in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• renifer in Polish dictionaries at PWN