Rind

See also: rind

Alemannic German

Noun

Rind n

(Uri) calf (baby cattle)
Synonym: Chalp

Hypernyms

Vëh (cattle)

Coordinate terms

Chüä, Wagge (adult female cattle), Stiär, Muuni (adult male cattle)

References

Abegg, Emil (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co.

German

einige Rinder — some cattle

Etymology

From Middle High German rint, from Old High German hrind, from Proto-Germanic *hrinþaz. Cognate with Middle Dutch rint. Also related with modern Dutch rund (from Middle Dutch runt), English rother.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁɪnt/
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Noun

Rind n (genitive Rindes or Rinds, plural Rinder)

(countable) cow; bull; ox; head of cattle (any bovine animal)
(uncountable) beef

Declension

Declension of Rind

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Rind	die	Rinder
genitive	eines	des	Rindes, Rinds	der	Rinder
dative	einem	dem	Rind, Rinde¹	den	Rindern
accusative	ein	das	Rind	die	Rinder

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

(beef): Rindfleisch

Related terms

Rinderbraten
Rinderhirt
rindern
Rinderpest
Rindfleisch
Rindvieh

Further reading

Rind in Duden online

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