reinrassig
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]rein(“pure”)+rassig(“racial”),fromRasse(“race, breed”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key):/ˈʁaɪ̯nˌʁasɪç/(standard)
- IPA(key):/-ˌʁasɪk/(common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation:rein‧ras‧sig
Adjective
[edit]reinrassig(strong nominative masculine singularreinrassiger,not comparable)
- (zoology)purebred,pedigreed,thoroughbred
- (Nazism,historical)able to traceAryanancestry back at least fourgenerations,according to theracial policy of Nazi Germany
Declension
[edit]Positive forms ofreinrassig(uncomparable)
Synonyms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “reinrassig”inDudenonline
- “reinrassig”inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- dict.cc - reinrassig:TheDeutsch-Englisch-Wörterbuchtranslates the term topurebred,pedigreed,andthoroughbred