Saint Bernard

saint-bernard English + (dog) thumb|A Saint Bernard dog Alternative forms en 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 en /ˌsənt ˈbɜːnəd/ UK en /ˌseɪnt bɚˈnɑɹd/ US Noun One of a breed of large dog, originally bred for rescuing people on mountains in the European Alps. en 14 Sept 1894 The South Australian Register Adelaide 7 2 In dogs most of the breeds, useful, ornamental, large, and small are represented, from the great gaunt, grisly deerhound, the huge mastiff, the generous St. Bernard and Newfoundland, to the friendly, industrious, ultra-intelligent collie and the toy terrier. Translations Saint Bernard breed of Dog Chinese: zh 聖伯納犬 Czech: cs bernardýn m Danish: da sankt bernard c, da Sankt Bernardhund, da Skt. Bernardhund Dutch: nl sint-bernard m, nl sint-bernardshond m Estonian: et bernhardiin Finnish: fi bernhardilainen, fi bernhardinkoira French: fr saint-bernard m, fr chien du mont Saint-Bernard German: de Bernhardiner m, de St. Bernhardshund Greek: el σκύλος Αγίου Βερνάρδου m Hungarian: hu bernáthegyi Irish: ga ailpíneach m1 Lithuanian: lt senbernaras m Macedonian: mk бернардинец m Malay: ms Saint Bernard Polish: pl bernardyn m Portuguese: pt são-bernardo m, pt São Bernardo m, pt são bernardo m Russian: ru сенберна́р m Spanish: es san bernardo m f en eponyms en Dogs