ziemeļbriedis

From ziemeļi (“north”) +‎ briedis (“deer”).

ziemeļbriedis m (2nd declension)

1. reindeer (several species and subspecies of Arctic and subarctic deer, especially Rangifer tarandus)

   ziemeļbriežu sugas ― reindeer species

   ziemeļbriežu pajūgs ― reindeer-drawn carriage, sleigh

   vīriem ar ziemeļbriežiem brauca medībās un zvejā, sievas ar bērniem un viena veča uzturēja uguni pavardos ― the husbands with the reindeer went hunting and fishing, the wives with the children and one old woman kept the fire in the hearth