Rind

See also: rind

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German rint, from Old High German rind, hrind, from Proto-West Germanic *hrinþ, from Proto-Germanic *hrinþaz. Cognate with German Rind.

Noun

Rind n

1. (Uri) calf (baby cattle)

Synonyms

• Chalp

Derived terms

• Mensrind

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co.

German

die Rinder — the cattle

Etymology

From Middle High German rint, from Old High German rind, hrind, from Proto-West Germanic *hrinþ, 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/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɪnt

Noun

Rind n (strong, genitive Rindes or Rinds, plural Rinder)

1. (countable) cow, bull, ox, head of cattle (any bovine animal)
2. (uncountable) beef

   Synonym: Rindfleisch

Declension

Declension of Rind [neuter, strong]

	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 rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Rinderbraten
• Rinderbrühe
• Rinderfilet
• Rinderhirt
• rindern
• Rinderpest
• Rindfleisch
• Rindvieh

 

Further reading

• “Rind” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Rind” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Rind” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German rint, from Old High German rind, hrind, from Proto-West Germanic *hrinþ, from Proto-Germanic *hrinþaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rint/
• Rhymes: -int
• Hyphenation: Rind

Noun

Rind n (plural Rinner, diminutive Rindche)

1. (zoology) heifer

   Die Rinner saufe noch Millich.

   Heifers still drink milk.

Further reading

• Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Rind”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 134