Rothaut

German

Etymology

Calque of English redskin, from rot (“red”) +‎ Haut (“skin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁoːtˌhaʊ̯t/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Rot‧haut

Noun

Rothaut f (genitive Rothaut, plural Rothäute)

1. (now often considered offensive, humorous, dated) redskin (a Native American)

Declension

Declension of Rothaut [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Rothaut	die	Rothäute
genitive	einer	der	Rothaut	der	Rothäute
dative	einer	der	Rothaut	den	Rothäuten
accusative	eine	die	Rothaut	die	Rothäute

References

• “Rothaut” in Duden online
• “Rothaut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache