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)

1. 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