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Dobermann

Dobermann

See also: dobermann

English

A European Dobermann.

Alternative forms

Noun

Dobermann ‎(plural Dobermanns)

  1. A large breed of guard dog bred in Germany.

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Translations

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdoːbɐman/

Noun

Dobermann m ‎(genitive Dobermannes or Dobermanns, plural Dobermänner)

  1. Dobermann

Declension

dobermann

dobermann

See also: Dobermann

French

Alternative forms

Noun

dobermann m ‎(plural dobermanns)

  1. Dobermann (type of dog)

See also

Portuguese

Noun

dobermann m f (plural dobermanns)

  1. Alternative spelling of doberman

Etymology

From the name of Karl Friedrich Louis Dobermann, who first developed this breed. Dobermann was born "Tobermann." Tobermann is derived from "Tober" (an Ashkenazic variant of "Tauber") plus a suffixal "mann." Tauber is both the name of a river in Germany, and the German word for a pigeon (variant of Taube ("dove", "pigeon"), formed [perhaps] to distinguish meaning.) The former is derived from Celtic, the latter from Proto-Germanic. See Dover, dove.

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