Rüde
See also: rude, ruede, Rude, and rüde
German
Etymology
From Middle High German rüde, rüd, from Old High German rudio, from Proto-Germanic *hruþjô (“male dog”), possibly from *hruttōn- (“to roar”), from a Proto-Indo-European root shared by Ancient Greek κόρυζα (kóruza), Old English hrot. Or, from Proto-Germanic *hreutan-, *hrūtan-, *hruttōną (“to snore”), which would be related to Old Norse hrjóta.
Cognate to Dutch reu, probably also to Low German Rühe (“dog”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʁyːdə/
Audio (file) - Homophone: rüde
Noun
Rüde m (weak, genitive Rüden, plural Rüden)
- male dog (male dog, wolf or fox, as opposed to a bitch (often attributive), also used for certain other mammals)
- Coordinate terms: Hundeweibchen, Hündin, (Upper German) Zaupe
- (hunting) hound, foxhound
- Synonyms: Hetzhund, Saurüde
- (archaic) herding dog, guard dog (strong male dog used for certain tasks)
- Synonyms: Hirtenhund, Wachhund
Declension
Declension of Rüde [masculine, weak]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Rüde | die | Rüden |
genitive | eines | des | Rüden | der | Rüden |
dative | einem | dem | Rüden | den | Rüden |
accusative | einen | den | Rüden | die | Rüden |
Synonyms
- (male dog) Hundemännchen, Hunderüde, Hundsrüde, männlicher Hund
- (male fox) Fuchsmännchen, Fuchsrüde, männlicher Fuchs
- (male wolf) Wolfsmännchen, Wolfsrüde, männlicher Wolf
- (male ferret) Frettchenmännchen, Frettchenrüde, männliches Frettchen
Derived terms
- Dackelrüde
- Deckrüde
- Fuchsrüde
- Hunderüde
- Hundsrüde
- Saurüde
- Schäferhunderüde
- Schäferrüde
- Teckelrüde
- Wolfsrüde
- Zuchtrüde
See also
- Dackelhündin
- Männchen
- Schäferhündin
- Weibchen
Further reading
- “Rüde” in Duden online
- “Rüde” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Rüde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “hruþjan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN