Rüde

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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁyːdə/

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• Homophone: rüde

Rüde m (weak, genitive Rüden, plural Rüden)

1. 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

2. (hunting) hound, foxhound

   Synonyms: Hetzhund, Saurüde

3. (archaic) herding dog, guard dog (strong male dog used for certain tasks)

   Synonyms: Hirtenhund, Wachhund

• (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

• Dackelhündin
• Männchen
• Schäferhündin
• Weibchen

• “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