reindeer英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number of subspecies. plural

— Santa Claus' sleigh is supposedly pulled by nine reindeer
Any species, subspecies, ecotype, or other scientific grouping of such animals. plural

动词 v.

To herd or farm reindeer

词形变化

reindeer plural reindeers plural reindeers present,singular,third-person reindeering participle,present reindeered participle,past reindeered past

词汇关系

下位词

caribou

衍生词

Arctic reindeer busk reindeer carideer cow reindeer Finnish forest reindeer Kamchatkan reindeer mountain reindeer Novaya Zemlya reindeer reindeer calf reindeer corn reindeer games Reindeer Lake reindeer lichen reindeer moss reindeer spitz Siberian forest reindeer Siberian tundra reindeer Svalbard reindeer wild reindeer

词源

词源 1

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.

词源 2

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.