Dobermann

See also: dobermann

English
A European Dobermann.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), 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.

Pronunciation
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Noun

Dobermann (plural Dobermanns)

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

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German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdoːbɐman/
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Noun

Dobermann m (strong, genitive Dobermannes or Dobermanns, plural Dobermänner)

  1. Dobermann

Declension

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