rangifer

== Latin == === Etymology === Probably from Old French rangier (“reindeer”), from Old Norse hreindýri (“reindeer”), with the suffix remodeled to -ifer. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈraŋ.ɡɪ.fɛr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈran̠ʲ.d͡ʒi.fer] === Noun === rangifer m (genitive rangiferī); second declension reindeer; caribou ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er). ==== Synonyms ==== (reindeer): tarandrus === References === “rangifer”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. rangifer in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016