Rentier

== German == === Etymology 1 === 17th century, from Ren (“reindeer”) +‎ Tier (“animal”), following Danish rensdyr, Swedish rendjur, from Old Norse hreindýri. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈreːnˌtiːr/, [ˈʁeːnˌti(ː)ɐ̯] IPA(key): /ˈrɛnˌtiːr/, [ˈʁɛnˌti(ː)ɐ̯] (archaic or regional) Hyphenation: Ren‧tier ==== Noun ==== Rentier n (strong, genitive Rentiers or Rentieres, plural Rentiere) reindeer ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from French rentier. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /rãˈtjeː/, [ʁãˈtjeː], [ʁaŋ-], [ʁɔ̃-], [ʁɔŋ-] IPA(key): /rɛnˈtjeː/, [ʁɛnˈtjeː] Hyphenation: Ren‧tier ==== Noun ==== Rentier m (strong, genitive Rentiers, plural Rentiers, feminine Rentière) rentier (individual who receives an income, usually interest, rent, dividends, capital gains, or profits from his or her assets and investments) ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== Rente Rentner === Further reading === Rentier on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de (reindeer): “Rentier” in Duden online (rentier): “Rentier” in Duden online “Rentier”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Rentier” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.