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rottweiler

/ˈɹɒtvaɪlə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
rot-tweil-er
IPA
/ˈɹɒtvaɪlə(ɹ)/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very large muscular breed of dog of German origin with black fur and tanned markings.

noun

A very aggressive or short-tempered person.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Rottweiler.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree German Rottweil Proto-Indo-European *wer- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Germanic *warjaną Proto-Germanic *warjaz ▲ Proto-Germanic *-ārijazinflu. Old High German -āri Middle High German -ære German -er German Rottweilerbor. English Rottweiler Borrowed from German Rottweiler.

Inflected Forms

Rottweilers (plural)

Derived Forms

Rottie

Phrases

God's Rottweiler

Questions

How do you pronounce rottweiler?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɒtvaɪlə(ɹ)/.
What does rottweiler mean?
A very large muscular breed of dog of German origin with black fur and tanned markings.
Where does rottweiler come from?
Etymology tree German Rottweil Proto-Indo-European *wer- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Germanic *warjaną Proto-Germanic *warjaz ▲ Proto-Germanic *-ārijazinflu. Old High German -āri Middle High German -ære German -er German Rottweilerbor. English Rottweiler Borrowed from German Rottweiler.

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