Saint Bernard

See also: saint-bernard

English

A Saint Bernard dog

Alternative forms

St. Bernard

Etymology

The dogs were originally bred for rescue at the Great St Bernard Pass on the Italian-Swiss border, and Little St Bernard Pass in the Italian-French border, located close to one another.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌsənt ˈbɜːnəd/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌseɪnt bɚˈnɑɹd/

Noun

Saint Bernard (plural Saint Bernards)

One of a breed of large dog, famous for rescuing people on mountains.

Translations

Saint Bernard breed of Dog

Chinese: 聖伯納犬／圣伯纳犬
Czech: bernardýn (cs) m
Danish: sankt bernard c, Sankt Bernardhund, Skt. Bernardhund
Dutch: sint-bernard (nl) m, sint-bernardshond (nl) m
Estonian: bernhardiin (et)
Finnish: bernhardilainen, bernhardinkoira
French: saint-bernard (fr) m, chien du mont Saint-Bernard
German: Bernhardiner (de) m, St. Bernhardshund
Greek: σκύλος Αγίου Βερνάρδου m (skýlos Agíou Vernárdou)
Hungarian: bernáthegyi (hu)
Irish: ailpíneach m1
Lithuanian: senbernaras m
Macedonian: бернардинец m (bernardinec)
Malay: Saint Bernard
Polish: bernardyn (pl) m
Portuguese: são-bernardo m, São Bernardo (pt) m, são bernardo m
Russian: сенберна́р (ru) m (senbernár)
Spanish: San Bernardo m or f

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